Dudemeister
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Dressing up a Peacemaker - Man With No Name Style
I've always been a fan of the Man with no name trilogy, so I decided to dress up one of my SAA with the (in)famous rattlesnake medallions Clint Eastwood had on his guns.
I've been looking at some of the already made grips or some of the silver medallions available, but frankly, I can't see spending $160+ and/or sending the gun in for fitting.
So, after looking around, I found a guy on eBay who makes and sells these medallions for a very reasonable price. His a remade of pewter, rather than silver, but that's just fine for me. He has 2 types, one large set designed to fit across the entire grip of an SAA, another one a bit smaller, and more upright, designed for a 1911.
After looking at some of the already available versions, and measuring the size of my EMF New Dakota's grips, I decided to go with the somewhat smaller 1911 version, because I didn't quite like the larger version covering nearly the whole surface of the grip. The price shipped was $23, so it was also cheaper than than the SAA version which go for $41.
The medallions arrived in about 3 days from Colorado. Included were some instruction on how to fit them, which I will be doing in the next few days. For now, here are a few pics of the medallions.
Once I begin the work I will take a few "in-progress" shots and post them.
I've always been a fan of the Man with no name trilogy, so I decided to dress up one of my SAA with the (in)famous rattlesnake medallions Clint Eastwood had on his guns.
I've been looking at some of the already made grips or some of the silver medallions available, but frankly, I can't see spending $160+ and/or sending the gun in for fitting.
So, after looking around, I found a guy on eBay who makes and sells these medallions for a very reasonable price. His a remade of pewter, rather than silver, but that's just fine for me. He has 2 types, one large set designed to fit across the entire grip of an SAA, another one a bit smaller, and more upright, designed for a 1911.
After looking at some of the already available versions, and measuring the size of my EMF New Dakota's grips, I decided to go with the somewhat smaller 1911 version, because I didn't quite like the larger version covering nearly the whole surface of the grip. The price shipped was $23, so it was also cheaper than than the SAA version which go for $41.
The medallions arrived in about 3 days from Colorado. Included were some instruction on how to fit them, which I will be doing in the next few days. For now, here are a few pics of the medallions.
Once I begin the work I will take a few "in-progress" shots and post them.
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