New Grips for an Original Colt 1860 Army Revolver

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  @1boortzfan · 1 year ago

  Thanks Mike, my dad had an original 1860. I'll never forget it was serial # 30060. I was young and dumb and traded it for a cartridge revolver. Thanks for the memories.

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  @MikeJenner-Jones · 1 year ago

  I don’t mind it darker slightly - it gives character.

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• JA

  @jaydunno8266 · 1 year ago

  That 1860 Army is in great shape.

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• LE

  @LeslieRuthman · 1 year ago

  Your gun collection is so cool

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• JE

  @Jerome-k2u · 6 months ago

  I once had Dave Miller (a stock maker) and Ron Dewarf (a gun smith) in Tucson fit a frame and set of grips from an 1860 Army to a 7 1/2" Colt SAA. It was magic!

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  @hellyeaOU812 · 9 months ago

  finally someone who appreciates the gun for what it is and not treat it like some damn collector piece never to be used again

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  @LangleyBeck · 1 year ago

  Made a lovely job of it not altered the value of the gun at all improved it part of the guns history now a real pleasure to watch thank you for sharing

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• AL

  @alanhope1190 · 1 year ago

  Back in the 80s I knew an old gunsmith in his late 70s who was very skilled and experienced in fitting one piece walnut grips on Colts. He once did a one piece oak grip that took a long time to fit right, and was hard as marble.

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  @derekp2674 · 1 year ago

  Great video thanks Mike.<br>Here in Tywyn in Wales we are celebrating the 160th Anniversary of the Act of Parliament that authorised the creation of the Talyllyn Railway. It survived from 1865 to 1950 as a conventional business and became the World&apos;s first preserved railway in 1951. Today, we operate with much additional rolling stock, but we also still operate our original 1860s locomotives and carriages.<br>Our connection to the American Civil War is that we were founded by a group of Manchester businessmen - they invested here to diversify their portfolio because the war was affecting their cotton businesses.

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  @williammatzek4660 · 1 year ago

  Duelist 1954 , I &nbsp;worked as machinist and jig builder in the aircraft field. Your process sounds like a tool builder at work. I&apos;m a 1954 model myself.

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  @jesscobb2279 · 1 year ago

  Yeah, I bought a Pietta grip for my BBQ pistol from Taylor and Co. and I wanted to paint it white. The grip was so oversized that I ended up botching the grips and now they are pretty much useless. The white two-piece grips are 88 bucks and always out of stock. Luckily, I only wasted 27 bucks. Great video as always. God Bless

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  @generatorjohn4537 · 1 year ago

  Excellent video!<br>I purchased a 3rd Generation Signiture Series Colt in the early 2000s. Just love the Colt Black powder pistols. Thank You for all you do to keep the history of these guns alive.

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