A forum member asked about shoeing his Bowen 45HD - Transition. Therein lies the challenge
I too have a Bowen 45HD, built on a transition 38/44HD 5" (S65402) acquired in February 2009. I asked Bowen if he would send it to Roy Fishpaw but was told that Roy was not accepting work for new clients and had a tremendous backlog. He offered a set of Keith Brown grips that he had in stock, which I accepted and later returned because they were not fitted to the gun. They were awesome grips, to be sure, but Transition guns are notorious for being difficult to fit if they are not in the hands of the stock maker.
I went through about six sets of diamond magnas before finding a set that fit reasonably well. Then, last December, Dan M hooked me up with a set of aftermarket ivories shown in this post. They do not have the maker's mark, and they aren't Fishpaw's, but they are good enough to properly dress a Bowen 45HD. Got a nice old Lawrence flap holster for it, too.
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Tom in AZ
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