Lanyard Ring

[dagger dog]

Hey Guys!

I own an old Colt double action shooter, and am wanting to install a lanyard ring, (watched to many SGT. Preston of the Yukon episodes as a kid I guess) anyone know of a source for them, or has tackled such a project? Give me some feed back if so> Thanks!

 

[Oro]

Is your gun already drilled for a lanyard ring, or not? If not, then you'll need a machinist to make one or two holes in the grip butt depending upon what style lanyard ring you use. Here's a photo of a S&W .455 from World War I that I had to get a lanyard ring for. It had the lanyard ring removed, but was originally drilled for one. The edge of the hole is rebated so the stud has a collar to pivot within - very nicely machined work they did back then.

I don't know how they were installed on 1917 Colts. On Webleys, there was a simple threaded hole and the loop stud screwed in, and it wasn't secured. On S&Ws, the .455s, 1917s, and later Victory guns, the method was a smooth-bored hole, and a cross-pin to retain it. The lanyard stud is smooth sided, not threaded, and it can pivot within the grip frame. It is grooved on the side to catch a retaining cross-pin. Here is that style with the lanyard out of it:



In this photo, you can see the cross-pin hole just below the grip stud.



I bought a lanyard loop at a gun show for about $12 or $15, then a blued roll pin at Ace Hardware. Besides a gun show, they show up periodically on Ebay and Gunbroker. I do not know of anybody making reproductions - the market is pretty small for that. S&W is currently making a reproduction of the 1917 and it comes with a lanyard ring. You might call them to see if that part is available separately.

 

[Dismantler]

dagger dog, I had the same idea. I want one for a S&W Model 10 that I recently bought. Don't know why...just looks neat! I may write to Smith to find out how much a re-bluing and lanyard would cost.

 

[coelacanth]

Bowen classic arms is advertising lanyards in stock. . .

for immediate delivery. Hard to argue with their quality.

 

[Deanimator]

There is a lanyard available which goes in the bottom screw hole of a Hogue rubber monogrip.

 

[StrawHat]

Gun Parts or Numrich (whatever they call themselves this month) is also a source of lanyard loops.

Remember, the serial number on the frame can not be obliterated. Not sure where Colt put the number but be careful.

 

[SaxonPig]

On a S&W the serial is on the butt. Do not obliterate it with a hole for the ring.

When S&W installs a ring they stamp stamp the number offset from center.

To add a ring you need to offset the hole so that you don't take out part of the serial.

 

[cpirtle]

Check out VTI. Just browse through some of the parts diagrams for the Uberti's, Pietta's, Petersoli's or Armi San Marco's and you can buy the parts you want there.

VTI Replica Gun parts

The Bowens are sweet, especially if you already have a Hougue grip on the gun (no drilling)..

 

[dagger dog]

I got this brainfart, got to thinking on using a rifle sling swivel from my Uncle Mikes collection maybe I could find a set with the threaded portion long enough to reach all the way through the grip frame, then you could downsize the portion the sling runs through to a reasonable copy of lanyard size. Think it's a possibilty?