IMG_0678 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr
Thanks. I'll take a look. That is a really nice looking grip. I may have to go this route, and saw that Taylors sells an oversized (rough) blank that might serve as a starting point. The lazy side of me just hoped to see if I could identify a closer match before I started on yet another project. My "guns projects" are really starting to stack up... Thanks again.Finding one that truly fits would be more difficult than making it yourself. I posted a tutorial about how and have had people do a dandy job their first try.
For me modifying or reworking seems harder then making a grip to fit really well.
That's kinda what I was originally thinking. But I don't know which of the more common manufacturers might have used a slightly larger grip that could be reshaped. The one already roughed out blank I found on line looks promising, but just my luck something will be off just enough that it won't work.
I've made pistol and revolver grips from scratch, and if you have some basic wood-working skills and tools, it's not that hard. Harder if it's a one-piece, like this pictured here, and less so if it's two-piece like on typical cap 'n ball revolvers.
Sent you a PM.
Your post made me curious as I remember my 80's 1860 Pietta as having the most comfortable grip of any of my percussion revolvers so I compared the 51, 60 and Walker that I had handy and the 60 feels better in my hand by far than the rest.
