JACKlangrishe
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Bell-Bottom Grips
EDIT: I've since been schooled, see posts below. Pietta did base the shape on Colt's design, and there may not have ever been a single "standard" shape. THANKS to the posters on this forum for the priceless images and education, and of course, THANKS TO PIETTA for making such wonderful reproductions.
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I plan on modifying them according to a combination of the Pettifogger docs and Duelist1954's approach to get a more accurate representation of what the 1860 Army's grips actually felt like.. but it made me wonder- Why make a reasonably accurate representation of the firearm, and totally wing it on the grip shape? Seems easy enough to re-create the original shape.. and with so many buyers re-shaping the grips, I wonder why they stuck with the current design?
Regardless.. It's another skill I can pick up as a hobbysmith, so I'm actually glad I have some meat to shave off. And, I'll always hand it to these companies for making such nice firearms at such affordable prices, so I'm not complaining.. just curious.
Also, In case I screw it up.. does anyone make a good representation of the original colt grips and grip frames that can be fitted to a repro?
Thanks as always!
EDIT: I've since been schooled, see posts below. Pietta did base the shape on Colt's design, and there may not have ever been a single "standard" shape. THANKS to the posters on this forum for the priceless images and education, and of course, THANKS TO PIETTA for making such wonderful reproductions.
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Original Post:
I plan on modifying them according to a combination of the Pettifogger docs and Duelist1954's approach to get a more accurate representation of what the 1860 Army's grips actually felt like.. but it made me wonder- Why make a reasonably accurate representation of the firearm, and totally wing it on the grip shape? Seems easy enough to re-create the original shape.. and with so many buyers re-shaping the grips, I wonder why they stuck with the current design?
Regardless.. It's another skill I can pick up as a hobbysmith, so I'm actually glad I have some meat to shave off. And, I'll always hand it to these companies for making such nice firearms at such affordable prices, so I'm not complaining.. just curious.
Also, In case I screw it up.. does anyone make a good representation of the original colt grips and grip frames that can be fitted to a repro?
Thanks as always!
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