Another rescued customized Single Six

[Tallbald]

Here's another stainless Single Six I bought used maybe 10 years ago. Dates to 1978 and is pre-billboard. Big dealer had it for sale, and it had apparently been part of a court case, because it had a docket or evidence number on the gun and the magnum cylinder too. Looked like it had been dragged or dropped on concrete, showing scrapes and gouges at the muzzle edge, a side of the LR cylinder, and the butt of the grip frame. Even had surface rust under the grip panels on the frame, and the walnut grips showed evidence of having dried out after some time under water. Some fella had scratched initials with a pointed object into the cylinder frame under the loading gate too. $200 out the door.
Disassembled it completely. Started repair by using wet and dry carborundum paper on the gouges and initials, followed on down to 1500 grit, and Flitz. Decided to give it my round butt and grip frame front straightening contour treatment, and installed my own lathe made stainless lanyard. Cold blue the front sight, and made and installed a trigger over travel stop button. I topped it off with extended rosewood grips made in my shop and secured by two stainless socket head screws. Those rosewood grips were terribly expensive.....found out the hard way I'm allergic to the rosewood family of trees. An hour after making them, I broke out in hives, had a rash all over my chest and was wheezing. A trip to the doctor, shot of steroids, oral steroids, and an inhaler later I swore of rosewood. Thank God I wore a mask and shop apron when I was working with the wood, or it could have been worse.
Have a Belt Mountain oversized base pin on order. Shoots great, and has new life. Don

 

[Kevin]

Well they are nice looking grips at least. I like the lanyard too. I think a lanyard adds a lot of class to a revolver. Good job overall!

 

[rugerguy]

very nice job,,,,looks GOOD !!

 

[Tallbald]

Thanks Kevin. I'm a guessing by "at least" you're referring to the allergic reaction I had, not that the gun came out not so nice? LOL. I'm really rather proud of it. Needed a fair amount of TLC, and like that I sorta brought it back from an awful rough condition. Don.

 

[Uncle Howie]

Another great rescue!

The grips are interesting, especially for the large-handed among us.

 

[americal]

WAY to go :!: nice work,bet you had fun and I'd be happy to own that .22 like shooting the long barrels....

 

[Kevin]

Tallbald:
Yes, I was just trying to make you feel better that although the allergic reaction you suffered you made some good grips. I've enjoyed wood working for a few years as a hobby and ran across one wood that the dust really made my arms red and itchy. It was a few years ago and don't remember which wood. I did buy it at home depot because it was cheaper than oak.

Anyway, it is a nice looking revolver.

 

[gb6491]

Nicely done!
Regards,
Greg

 

[GHP]

Nice work!
Altering them to suit yourself is what "custom" is all about.

GHP

 

[Big Rack]

Nice gun, could you let us know a little more about the lanyard stud?

 

[toysoldier]

I have a problem with walnut, and have to be careful when sanding it.

Very nice rescue job. I like lanyards, too.

 

[Tallbald]

The lanyard is a pretty simple affair that I have done two ways. One way and the simplest is to turn a shouldered stainless stud on the lathe, cross drill it for a nickeled d-ring from the farm store, drill a centered slip fit hole in the butt of the gun, and cross drill and pin the stud into the butt with stainless steel TIG welding wire. Others, I have threaded 5/16-24 the stud and drilled and tapped a centered hole for the stud into the grip butt. Cost me about a buck apiece in materials. Don

 

[Steve Myers]

How did you install the trigger stop? Would like to install one on mine. Thanx

 

[Tallbald]

The trigger stop is simply a short section of brass rod like you find on the flush lever in your toilet tank. Cut to length and attached with JB Weld behind the trigger, I use a strip of caborundum paper to progressively shorten the brass stop until the desired amount of over travel is reached. I can remove it if I want with a little heat from a butane lighter if I want, but have had no problem with them falling off so far under rugged conditions. Don

 

[Tradhunter]

A really nice job!

 

[Ladobe]

Sweet piece, always nice to see a plan come together, especially one giving new life. Great job.

too bad about the rash. Can offer alot about that but don't want to hijack your thread. I'll start a new thread in the Lounge you can refer to if you are interested "for next time". Look for Wood Toxicity 101.

 

[Boomer8484]

Nice job, good to see that revolver rescued and given a new life. What wood did you end up using for the grips, since the Rosewood fights with you? Also, how did you attach the trigger over travel button?