Olmontanaboy
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I thought I'd post a couple of photos of some new iron I picked up.
A London Navy with Bar S grips
Fluted Army
A London Navy with Bar S grips
Fluted Army
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OldWolf
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Those are nice. Uberti?
arcticap
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Great finds!
One's fluted and one has white grips.
Who could resist buying both?
They both look brand new, are they?
One's fluted and one has white grips.
Who could resist buying both?
They both look brand new, are they?
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Olmontanaboy
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Thanks, yeah their both Uberti.
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Olmontanaboy
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Both new and unmolested
BMF500
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Sweet. Uberti makes good BP don't they? Have you tried them yet?
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Olmontanaboy
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Not yet, I got some time before I can get to a range.
OldWolf
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I have the Uberti Whitneyville 1847 Dragoon myself.
BHP FAN
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SAWEEET!I really love that Navy...
NobleSniper
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Very nice
Das Jaeger
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Congratulations !
You could not have picked two of the finest Ubertis made , period, congrats !
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You could not have picked two of the finest Ubertis made , period, congrats !
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bigbadgun
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Those sure are some good looking irons I like the whote grips. My pietta came with black grips.
Ratdog68
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Very nice indeed !!
Yup... love those white grips !! One day, I'll get brave and lay saw to some ivory tusks I have squirreled away... one day...
Yup... love those white grips !! One day, I'll get brave and lay saw to some ivory tusks I have squirreled away... one day...
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Olmontanaboy
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I love em too, I got em from http://www.truivory.com/theproducts.htm and couldn't be happier with them, my photos dont do them justice, dont show the grain. Took two months to get em, had to send my backstrap and trigger guard to them to have the grips fitted. I had them duplicate the contours of the origional grips as they felt good in my hand. I'm thinkin about ordering this holster for it:
but cant make up my mind, I like this one too:
Ratdog68
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I'd go with the tooled leather one... especially if it's lined with smooth leather on the inside too.
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Olmontanaboy
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Yeah, I'm leanin that way too.
Ratdog68
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My buddy Kermit made this one from scratch for his Ruger SBH. I'm working on varying the pattern to make myself one for my 1858 NMA... I plan on making one for my Ruger SBH as well. One of these days I'm gonna work on my swivel knife work. For now... I'm more apt to stamping.... like the barbed wire design on this one. That tooling pattern on the one you're lookin' at... it's very nice... and a LOT of hours' worth of tedious patience.
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Olmontanaboy
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That's a nice lookin holster, I wish I had the talent to do leather work. I find a lot of these custom leather makers have a background in art of some sort or another, some of the carvings are fantastic. I have a friend in Montana who is a gun engraver and watched him work on a Winchester 86 I used to own (it's gone now:banghead and he spent years in art school.
and he spent years in art school.Ratdog68
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If you've got a Tandy Leather store near you... you should be able to get some instruction on working leather. If you're apt with tools in your hands... then, it's just a matter of learning the correct steps. The tooling... well... same basic thoughts apply... you just have to have the fine motor skills/discipline to be patient and such. It's almost too much like "work" for me. LOL
Das Jaeger
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It also
takes great amounts of doing it for awhile , with talent to start with , from GOD Almighty of course in your hands , to over come the learning curve, which I am afraid to say never ever leaves your hobbies . Even the Masters learn or they aint true Masters of nothin but there EGO's .
I said it before , once your a Master , it is because you are willing to Master Learning , that learing never stops , you have now Mastered the idea of that. Leather is the same , different Medium , but art and skill nonetheless .
I watch my Gal do it, it amazes me her talent , you either got it or you don't and that cannot be learned in my opinion . You can be technically effecient, but an artist is both , creative by God and technically great .
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takes great amounts of doing it for awhile , with talent to start with , from GOD Almighty of course in your hands , to over come the learning curve, which I am afraid to say never ever leaves your hobbies . Even the Masters learn or they aint true Masters of nothin but there EGO's .
I said it before , once your a Master , it is because you are willing to Master Learning , that learing never stops , you have now Mastered the idea of that. Leather is the same , different Medium , but art and skill nonetheless .
I watch my Gal do it, it amazes me her talent , you either got it or you don't and that cannot be learned in my opinion .
You can be technically effecient, but an artist is both , creative by God and technically great . Das Jaeger
reverendfranz
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I didnt see any prices on that page, should i be afraid to ask?
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Olmontanaboy
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I agree 100%. I've been aroun for a lot of years and tried a lot of things, and if I learned one thing, it's to accept my own limitations
bigbadgun
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I have been working in leather for 30 years I am second generation and I learn something new damn near everytime I sit at my bench.
Ratdog68
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And... we tend to be reminded of a few things too... like... our ol' bods can't do it like we used to do. My ol' back likes a little more support when I'm tinkerin'. LOL
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Olmontanaboy
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You can get them from Brownels for around $150. depends on make and model of pistol if they need to be fitted or not. I ordered them from Bar S direct for my London Navy because mine required custom fitting. They cost me $185 and that included fitting + matching the conturs to origonal wood grips, you can specify how you would like them (thickness wise).
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