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Well, my friends, this has been a long time coming. The pre-war Detective Special is my favourite Colt model, and I've always loved the engraved examples I've seen, but I could never afford an original. So some time back, I set out on this passion project to create my own, striving to be as close to an original as I could get. And no engraved masterpiece is truly complete without a set of ivory grips to compliment it, so that became part of my goal as well.
It's been a couple of years in the making since then, and the project has finally come to a close. As well, later today, this little beauty will be going up for auction through our forum's own Lumberjack. I don't want to shill my own sale, but I wanted to share it with you guys first myself before it finds itself off to a new home. While I am genuinely sad it let it go so soon, I have absolutely enjoyed the process and am incredibly happy with the end product. I'm excited to send it off to someone who appreciates it as much as I do and all of the work I put into it.
As a newbie, all of this was a learning process for me, so I want to say thank you to everyone who helped me along the way to find the resources, materials, and information I needed. Specifically, I wanted to thank Rick Bowles, Cozmo, and thecoltguy. You guys have been wonderful.
Enjoy the photos! Courtesy of Lumberjack. (Sorry, I know there is a lot of them, but there's a lot to see.)
Some keynotes:
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It's been a couple of years in the making since then, and the project has finally come to a close. As well, later today, this little beauty will be going up for auction through our forum's own Lumberjack. I don't want to shill my own sale, but I wanted to share it with you guys first myself before it finds itself off to a new home. While I am genuinely sad it let it go so soon, I have absolutely enjoyed the process and am incredibly happy with the end product. I'm excited to send it off to someone who appreciates it as much as I do and all of the work I put into it.
As a newbie, all of this was a learning process for me, so I want to say thank you to everyone who helped me along the way to find the resources, materials, and information I needed. Specifically, I wanted to thank Rick Bowles, Cozmo, and thecoltguy. You guys have been wonderful.
Enjoy the photos! Courtesy of Lumberjack. (Sorry, I know there is a lot of them, but there's a lot to see.)
Some keynotes:
- Engraved by John Adams Sr. in the style of Wilbur Glahn from the 1930's.
- Finished by Turnbull in charcoal blue, as close to the pre-war finish as I could get.
- Ivory grips crafted by Paul Persinger in the factory style of the 1930's, including genuine, period correct medallions, screw, and escutcheons.
- Original walnut grips refurbished by Jimmy Solomon, to bring them up to speed with the rest of the revolver's new looks.
