Snyd
.375 Atomic
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Post by Snyd on Apr 1, 2018 18:05:22 GMT -5
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princeout
.375 Atomic
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Post by princeout on Apr 1, 2018 18:28:43 GMT -5
I think there are some similar ones in the Colt Engraving books. The Tiffany styled guns. Never seen one outside of pictures.
Tim
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Post by kings6 on Apr 1, 2018 18:35:46 GMT -5
The first brass Tiffany grip set I've seen. Normally I see pewter or silver.
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Otony
.327 Meteor
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Post by Otony on Apr 1, 2018 19:40:47 GMT -5
I’ve sold a couple of sets of those about 5 years back. It should have come with a butt-cap to finish the end.
Not too sure who made them originally, if I recall correctly I bought them from a fellow on a forum who had been either in touch with the maker or knew who the maker was.
Too may years ago, at least 15 have gone by since I found them.
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Post by bradshaw on Apr 2, 2018 6:06:58 GMT -5
***** Back when Sam Colt was still alive, and perhaps for a while after, masterfully engraved cap & ball Colts were fitted with silver grips. I’ve seen cast and carved, the finer detail always in carving and engraving. This was an era of gold and silver inlays. A prime source for public viewing, the State Library in Hartford had extreme examples of the most brilliantly engraved Colt’s. Finest examples are carved or engraved, as neither silver nor brass submit to detail possible with bronze, as proven by the Chinese 6,000 years ago. (Yes, the invention of investment casting took place in China 6,000 years ago, with copper and bronze vessels and implements cast in great detail.) David Bradshaw |
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