Colt hammer shroud

That seems cheap enough if it was factory.Did it also include the drill and tap?D*

Factory but in the white and 3 screws, no drill, tap, or box.

Seeing the words drill and tap makes me quiver due the fact that my Python had a Bushnell scope on it at one point. I say nope to the hammer shroud if it required a drill and tap to install. Unless it came from the factory that way or was sent to Colt to have done.

Oh, I have a 1953 Cobra with hammer shroud, and I would not want to try and install one.

I have never seen a Colt hammer shroud in any finish except black anodized. What does "in the white" mean? Does it mean NO finish? If so, it would appear that someone removed the finish.

Judge, that's what I think happened. The finish was removed to be used on a stainless revolver.

hjcook1 said:

Judge, that's what I think happened. The finish was removed to be used on a stainless revolver.

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Since there are no stainless D-frames, someone was probably trying to match a nickel finish. I doubt that bare aluminum matched the "yellow" cast of the nickel finish very well.

We had many requests for shroud installations.
The factory shroud kit had the drill, tap, transfer punch and instructions.
The backstrap screw was easily drilled and tapped as we could angle the vise on the drill press table to the proper point.
The two on the side of the frame couldd either be done with blind bottom, or drilled through.
Saw plenty that had been done by 'bubba' gunsmitsh without proper equipment and knowledge as to how to use it if available.

retiredgunsmith said:

The backstrap screw was easily drilled and tapped as we could angle the vise on the drill press table to the proper point.
The two on the side of the frame couldd either be done with blind bottom, or drilled through.
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I have an unfired 1966 Cobra with the shroud installed at the factory. Do you know the details of how Colt installed/drilled them? (I'm not going to risk buggering the screws on mine to find out)