SAA Custom Work

[International Harvester]

Last year I bought a new production Colt Model 1873 SAA from a supplier in New Brunswick. It is labelled by Colt as a P1850, which means it is a color case hardened, 45 LC, 5.5 inch barreled SAA. It's a beautiful gun however I can't get over the cheap looking plastic grips they've always come standard with. I would like to go with sanbar stag or ivory grips but I have yet to find a Canadian that can do the work. If I use a yank to custom fit the grip I have to disassemble the grip frame from the pistol to mail it accross the border (which I don't want to do for valuation reasons). Anybody have experience with good quality stag or ivory SAA grips?

 

[dan belisle]

Buy them slightly oversize, tape the grip frame to keep from damaging it, wear a mask to keep from damaging your lungs, and file to fit. - dan

 

[sunray]

Elephany ivory will be an expensive nuisance. Not being grips. Getting it into the country. Very, very expensive. $685US. http://www.eaglegrips.com/guns/
However, there are SAA grips, non-elephant ivory and otherwise that don't require fitting.
I seem to recall seeing a Canadian guy selling walrus(mammoth, et al) ivory grips. Naturally, I forget where I saw them. Try these guys. If nothing else, they might be able to point you to a grip maker. They won't be cheap.
http://www.canadianivory.com/
Stag grips won't be as big a deal. This guy makes elk stag grips. Sambar grips shouldn't be much trouble either. Very expensive. $350US.
http://www.customstaggrips.com/index.html