Barami hip grip...

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[mamelukesabre]

Barami hip grip, Tyler "T" grip, Waller&Son hammer shroud...for dad's antique Colt aluminum small frame agent for birthday present.

That's what I came up with for a 70+ year young kid. Did I do good? Probably also a czech or german or polish greasy spoon for good eats. The neighborhood type with mom and pop and their grandkids working the joint.

[mamelukesabre]

It's all original thus far. He bought it new in the sixties and had a custom leather holster made in mexico shortly thereafter. I grew up with it in the car 24-7. I figure it's time to gussy it up a bit. The only alteration he's ever done to it is to paint the front sight with a coating of typwriter "white out" as a base coat, then a coating of red fingernail polish on top of that. Seem like someone once told me it's the same gun jack ruby used to shoot JFK's killer. Maybe that was just a "yarn" told to me as a kid to make me go "wow!"

[OKSooner]

I don't know anything about those hammer shrouds - do you have to drill and tap anything on a fine old revolver to install them? Please tell me I have nothing to worry about...

Otherwise the hip-grip and tyler T sound like an interesting combination.

[mamelukesabre]

drill and tap, yes. Or maybe just krazy glue for a semi permanent attachment.

Keep in mind this gun has been in and out of a leather holster for the last 40-50 years. And it’s aluminum. There’s no edges left and no finish left. It’s lightly pitted inside and out. the original stocks used to be checkered, but are no more.

[kbennkc]

Tyler T is one of the best accessories ever. Makes a small gun fit big hands and make an N frame size with small grips fill your hand with less bulky wood. Love em.

[mamelukesabre]

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[OKSooner]

"Keep in mind this gun has been in and out of a leather holster for the last 40-50 years. And it’s aluminum. There’s no edges left and no finish left. It’s lightly pitted inside and out. the original stocks used to be checkered, but are no more. "

Sounds like a nice old Colt revolver that has some soul. JMO, but the barami and the tyler sound like a good idea so long as you keep the original grips. But the shroud - you'll be changing the piece forever.

You might look into the alternative of consulting with your gunsmith about getting a replacement hammer for it and having it bobbed, and keep the original hammer as is, in the same box as the original grips. That would get you the same snag-free operation without uh... modifying the gun.

I suggest that you ask yourself "They don't make these any more... do I really want to do this?"