My B-Western Colts are Now Fully Functional

[Wyatt Burp]

Years ago I had my 1957 Colt .45 rebuilt by Colt SAA master gunsmith Eddie Janis. The mate to it has been busted for a few years now and I just had Master Colt gunsmith and fast draw legend Jim Martin fix it. I can't describe the actions on these but there are no special springs or tricks involved. These guys just fine tune and hand file standard part to a perfect fit in relation to each other part. Like a fine watch if I may use that cliché. The 1920 .45 Martin rebuilt is on the bottom. Engraving by Frank Leaman in the 1980s. I chose the pattern.

 

[blackdeuce]

Beautiful guns!

 

[Raider]

I can't think of anyone who wouldn't want to own those two beautiful pistols. Thanks for showing them. Makes me want to own an engraved revolver too.

Charlie

 

[forindooruseonly]

Those are awesome! Color me jealous!

 

[Vulcan Bob]

Oh jeeze, thanks Wyatt, now I have to wipe the drool off of my keyboard! Very nice!

 

[Marshwheeling]

They remind me of some cap guns I used to have.

 

[kamloops67]

Beautiful revolvers . I especially like the scrimshawed horse head .
People put a lot of effort into their "b" western outfits .I like seeing them, but im one of those guys that still has belt loops and sewn on collars. i just enter as wrangler or cowboy depending on who i want to compete against.

 

[ladder13]

Cool guns Matt I picked one up in NC last year

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[wbraswell]

Most excellent, Wyatt. What could beat having an engraved SAA? Two of them, that's what.

 

[A10]

There ain't nuthin like the sound of an old Colt bein' cocked......

 

[Old 44 Guy]

Wyatt; Those are 2 real beauties for sure. I remember Frank when he had his shop in Moke Hill, Free Trappers trading Post. He started engraving guns then. He got better with age.

 

[Wyatt Burp]

Wyatt; Those are 2 real beauties for sure. I remember Frank when he had his shop in Moke Hill, Free Trappers trading Post. He started engraving guns then. He got better with age.

I would hang out in that shop with him about once a month and watch him work. He fixed a broke Italian Dakota for me then offered to engrave one of my guns for a trade with it. He was basically engraving a gun for free for me since I couldn't afford it. That was the top gun in the photo. Later I had him engrave the other one. That 1920 Colt was in a pawn shop for $200. It was a full blue .38 Special with a Christy barrel and cylinder and repro Colt grips. The clerk said it was Italian but I saw the faint Colt logo on the left side so I bought it. Now it looks like this.
That was real nice of Frank to engrave that gun for me. You should have seen that Dakota when he was done with it, too!

 

[Nframecollector]

Very nice! I like the way a finely fitted SAA sounds!

 

[keith44spl]

Matt,

Ya know I'm liken em!

French Nickel or Silver?

I may have to dust of my pair and holster em up
in my two gun rig for sportin around during the Christmas holidays


Su Amigo,
Dave

 

[Wyatt Burp]

Matt,

Ya know I'm liken em!

French Nickel or Silver?

I may have to dust of my pair and holster em up
in my two gun rig for sportin around during the Christmas holidays


Su Amigo,
Dave

You have so much cool stuff I can't recall a matched pair, but you must show them to us again. I told the engraver I liked guns that show use rather than bright pristine ones. So he did what he called "antique nickel". He just nickeled bare metal without the copper underlay and added fire blue screws. Now the backstraps are bare metal and the guns look like they were done 100 years ago.These guns show their mileage, just like me, but it's kind of hard to see in my pictures. Here's the other side of them. "1920" is on top. 1957 on bottom.

 

[Jack Flash]

I always was partial to the 4-5/8 inch barrel. Being Colts is another big plus for me. Thanks for posting.

 

[keith44spl]

I can't recall a matched pair, but you must show them to us again.

Matt,

Not really a true matched pair....I jest carry em sometimes as a brace

Colt SAAs chambered in 44 Special

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Su Amigo,
Dave


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[alwslate]

Beautiful guns! I also really like the scrimshawed horse head. What is
the grip material, and is that the natural color without any staining?

 

[Wyatt Burp]

Beautiful guns! I also really like the scrimshawed horse head. What is
the grip material, and is that the natural color without any staining?

The scrimshawed pair are sambar. I love the left side of these and had the engraver put the horse on the other side to give that side character to match. I assume the other pair are sambar stag, too, but they sure have weird marbleing on the left, and very unusual tone on the right. No artificial coloring with tea or other stuff on my part on either of these.