[weagle99]

This gun sold recently on GB. Did anyone here buy it? Neat older custom built on an early 2nd Gen .44 Special SAA.

Colt Single Action Army SAA .44 Special Revolver : Revolvers at GunBroker.com

 

[Colt-SL]

Interesting. The adjustable sight looks like a S&W!

 

[cubrock]

Wish I had seen it before close! Love guns like that.

Yes, I do think that rear sight is a S&W, which remains a common practice for custom gunsmiths to this day.

 

[Colt75]

That would be a fun one to own. Hope someone here got it.

 

[Wyatt Burp]

That cylinder is very sharp edged and might be a Christy. Speaking of he old Christy Gun Works, my wife wants to go to this antique mall I told her about. It's in the building that was Christy Gun Works. There's a long shooting range underground but no one is allowed down there.

 

[chaosrob]

Neat gun but man it needs some proper grips. I really like the purpose mods though. I'd have fun shooting it

 

[BobWright]

Neat gun but man it needs some proper grips. I really like the purpose mods though. I'd have fun shooting it

What's wrong about those grips????/

Bob Wright

 

[chaosrob]

The fit looks like it leaves a lot to be desired. To each their own

 

[cubrock]

They don't look like they were fitted to that particular gun, but I've seen fit a whole, whole lot worse than that. If that were my gun, I'd keep those stags on it.

 

[chaosrob]

Like I said, to each their own. I would replace them, others would keep them. I do not know the owner of the gun but I am sure he will do what he wants to do. In my opinion if he does what he wants it was the right decision.

 

[Matchlock]

Not to be argumentative but I think you should go and take a look at the photos of that gun on GunBroker. I've made a ton of grips in my day and I've seen a lot worse than that fitting.

They just look to have been on that Colt for a long time and have shrunk a little as all bone does eventually.

Bud

Neat gun but man it needs some proper grips. I really like the purpose mods though. I'd have fun shooting it

 

[swamprat]

Beautiful old stag grips like those are getting harder to find and almost as expensive as Ivory due to the India Sambar stag embargo.

 

[chaosrob]

I'm not saying their are not worse out there, they just do not work for me. I do not have a professional eye, nor am I an expert in any section of the firearm field. I may be wrong to 99% of the population but can only give my opinion. I do not take it as argumentative Bud, and maybe I am a nitpicker. Heck I am sure most of you could find fault with anything I own if you are looking for it. I can tell you that none of my saa's have grips with gaps like that, but I do not have any with stag either.

Not to be argumentative but I think you should go and take a look at the photos of that gun on GunBroker. I've made a ton of grips in my day and I've seen a lot worse than that fitting.

They just look to have been on that Colt for a long time and have shrunk a little as all bone does eventually.

Bud

 

[Wyatt Burp]

This gun really resembles that matched pair of Elmer Keith stag gripped .44 Specials John Taffin wrote about. I think he traded these with holsters to a guy for a double rifle for his first trip to Africa. Sure reminds me of the gun posted.

 

[ussmanlovede36]

reminds me of a Kings gunsight job. maybe the owner should have just bought a colt new frontier instead. cool gun though. oh that's right the new frontier wasn't out at that time. I think the NF came out in 1963 or 64.

 

[weagle99]

The New Frontier was introduced in 1961.

 

[Revolver]

I like my old stag grips