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Originally Posted by fred cook
There was a gunsmith by the name of George Matthews that also did the rib conversions on both Colt and Smith revolvers. If you have a 1989 Handguns Annual you will find a good article with lots of pictures of his work. Also, the 1969 issue of Guns and Ammo Annual has a section on custom handguns with some of his work pictured. One of his guns was a 1877 Colt Lightning that he converted to .22 rimfire. After doing the conversion, he remodeled the grip to look like a single action grip, case hardened the frame and rust blued the barrel, cylinder and grip frame. For a finishing touch he added ivory stocks. I was fortunate a while back to be able to acquire this particular gun. Here is a picture.
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Did U ever meet Cam Cogsdale?