Uberti 1860 Army Grips Refinished

[Jimster]

I finally got rid of the horrible red glassy finish on my 1860 Army grips. I stripped the wood and used Watco Danish Oil (dark walnut) and then 5 or 6 coats of Tru Oil. After completely dry I used 0000 steel wool to reduce the shine to a point that suited me. The holster in the photo is a reproduction Civil War US Navy pistol frog. I used to want to portray a sailor assigned to the Mississippi River Squadron. Getting too old for that but I like the equipment

 

[Blackpowderwarrior]

Great job brother those grips look gorgeous

 

[Ugly Sauce]

I like.

 

[Jimster]

Thank you!

 

[hawg]

They look good but that glossy red finish isn't too far off from what original varnished Colt civilian grips looked like. Military grips were just oil finished.

 

[Jimster]

Thank you and yes, I find this to be very true. I was going for the military oiled walnut look. I’m almost cross eyed from searching the web for original 1860 Army pistols. Found several images that I tried to replicate as closely as my skills permitted.

 

[hawg]

Civilian varnish.



Military oiled.

 

[Jimster]

Excellent photos and thanks for sharing. I got fairly close to the military version. Mine’s not quite as dark but that’s probably 160 years of aging. I also briefly thought about dinging mine up a bit but it represents a fairly new revolver. These are by far my favorite cap n ball revolvers.

 

[Armored farmer]

Nice looking pistol grips.
I like the rig too.

 

[Jimster]

Thanks, Brother.

 

[Jimster]

Wait a minute! What’s written on that military grip? COE ?T? CAV.

 

[hawg]

Wait a minute! What’s written on that military grip? COE ?T? CAV.

Co. E 8th Cav.

 

[1KPerDay]

Grips look great