Colt Dragoon ivory stocks?

[bwkelly]

Does anyone know of a source for imitation ivory stocks for a repro 2nd or 3rd model dragoon? Most vendors of fake ivory grips don't seem to make anything for these revolvers. Barring that, what companies are a good source of material to make my own? Thanks in advance.

B.W. Kelly

 

[BadHeart]

If there is a woodcraft close to you you might be able to find a TAGA Nut (think that is how you spell it) When it is finished you looks just like ivory. But, they are hard to work with cause they are really dense. Just a thought for you.

 

[44-henry]

I doubt that you'l find a nut big enough for a dragoon grip. I built a set for a 3rd model several years ago from some imitation ivory that Dixie sold, but it was quite brittle and the grips weren't very strong as a result. There are some very good imitations of ivory on the market now that would probably work much better.

 

[Hawkeye]

These folks may be able to help you out:[url] http://www.gripmaker.com/[/url]
or just check out any place that caters to SASS shooters.

 

[Walks Alone]

Don't know if they are still in business or still make and scrimshaw grips, but about 30 years ago I had a couple of elephant ivory sets made for Colt SAA's and a set for a Ruger Bearcat by Boone Trading Company in Washington state. They offered elephant, mammoth or imitation ivory grips, custom scrimshawed or checkered if you wanted it, and also sold legall raw blanks of all the materials as well. They already had patterns for the Colt sets I wanted (2nd Gen), but I had to send them the grip frame off the Bearcat to make those grips from. So they did do nonstandard grips then, and probably could have done the Dragoon. Might even still have one of their old catalogs in storage - kept because they had a lot of great pictures of scrimshaw patterns for all kinds of projects.

BTW, as touched on, not all imitation ivory material is created equal. Those worth having are pretty expensive, although still much less than the real thing. And I agree, lots of luck finding a T nut big enough to make Dragoon grips out of.

HTH