Need to find Ivory Grips for a Colt Anaconda

[Beathard]

I need to find Ivory Grips for a Colt Anaconda. Customer wants me to add them to a project I just completed. Can anyone help?

 

[atexascowboy2011]

Boone Trading Co. Is where I get my mammoth slabs. Really good quality slabs and service.

 

[diandwill]

http://www.boonetrading.com/

 

[Beathard]

Will they custom make them? Their site does not list them.

 

[DakotaDocMartin]

The best I've ever seen were made by Paul Persinger:

Mr. Paul Persinger
Persinger Custom Grips
10441 Mackinaw Street
El Paso, TX 79924
(915) 821-7541

He does the ivory Grips for the Colt Custom Shop. And, he's made grips for Leonard Francolini. It doesn't get much better than that.

 

[Marrinan]

http://www.thefinergrain.com/ custom ivory grips http://www.elephantivorytusks.com/elivgungr.html colt custom shop $939

 

[jdogg]

you should post some pics when you are done..... pretty please

 

[dlilazteca]

The wealth of knowledge never seizes to amaze me

Saludos,

Carlos

 

[atexascowboy2011]

It doesn't take much to make your own out of slabs. You start off with a thicker piece than you could buy ready made, allowing you to sculpt the anaconda onto the ivory. Also allowing you to wrap and have the snake serve as finger grips, like hogue's molded finger grips.
Then inlay a rampant Colt upperbody onto an Anaconda lower body, creating a custom ColtAnaconda medallion, sorta like adding wings to a horse to make a Pegasus. This may be an image I saw sometime in the past and my brain filed it away for future reference. Maybe the Ford Cobra Mustang logo? Lack of sleep? Might be cool though.

P.S.- You can practice sculpting with a Tagua nut, which is very similar and sometimes passed off as real ivory.

 

[dlilazteca]

It doesn't take much to make your own out of slabs. You start off with a thicker piece than you could buy ready made, allowing you to sculpt the anaconda onto the ivory. Also allowing you to wrap and have the snake serve as finger grips, like hogue's molded finger grips.
Then inlay a rampant Colt upperbody onto an Anaconda lower body, creating a custom ColtAnaconda medallion, sorta like adding wings to a horse to make a Pegasus. This may be an image I saw sometime in the past and my brain filed it away for future reference. Maybe the Ford Cobra Mustang logo? Lack of sleep? Might be cool though.

P.S.- You can practice sculpting with a Tagua nut, which is very similar and sometimes passed off as real ivory.

Sounds so interesting, soooooooo much to learn.

Saludos,

Carlos

 

[atexascowboy2011]

En la internete.

 

[Beathard]

An anaconda on the grip sounds cool, but I'm looking for grips for a Colt Anaconda.

 

[leschowe]

Hi Gerry,
I have always used Jim Alaimo of Nutmeg Sports in Ct. to install my ivory grips. He has always done excellent work at, what I think, are fair and reasonable prices. Be ware or the possible ivory ban that could be coming. Here is Jim's website URL: http://www.nutmegsports.com/

Les

 

[atexascowboy2011]

I understood your question.
Rather than trying to find " the old needle in ...", save yourself some time ,trouble AND money and build what you need.

Take the pulloffs and lay the backs on the slabs. Trace the outline, allowing about 3/32" overhang.
Bandsaw out the profile, down to about a 1/32" overhang to get rid of the bandsaw marks. From there hand file , sand down to the exact profile. Use a piece of delrin about 5/16" thick as a practice piece.
For $250 - $300 you have a custom set of grips.
For me , it's a heck of a lot easier than disassembling a revolver, challenge wise.

 

[dlilazteca]

An anaconda on the grip sounds cool, but I'm looking for grips for a Colt Anaconda.

hahaha, Great idea tho!

Saludos,

Carlos