1983 Colt Detective - Page 2

Aguila Blanca · October 27, 2012, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DadsColt38

Just to clarify, the stocks in post one are original to the gun. My question as to "correct stocks" referred only to fit to the short D frame of the pictured AM rosewood stocks.

Sorry. To me (and probably most member of any gun forum) the term "correct" means "what the manufacturer put on the gun when they shipped it.) The best way to ask if something will fit is probably "Will these fit my gun?"

DadsColt38 · October 27, 2012, 12:13 PM

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Sorry. To me (and probably most member of any gun forum) the term "correct" means "what the manufacturer put on the gun when they shipped it.) The best way to ask if something will fit is probably "Will these fit my gun?"

Sorry to have confused you. It was probably silly of me to assume an actual picture of the aftermarket stocks in the question was sufficient to avoid this kind of misunderstanding.

DPris · October 27, 2012, 02:18 PM

The wood that D illustrated came on my DS in 1981.
That SHOULD be what came on the 1983 gun, but with Colt using old parts here & there over the years it's hard to make absolute statements about originality in some cases.

That was the last wood grip configuration before Colt switched to rubber.
Denis

October 27, 2012, 02:18 PM	#28
DPris Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 3,778	The wood that D illustrated came on my DS in 1981. That SHOULD be what came on the 1983 gun, but with Colt using old parts here & there over the years it's hard to make absolute statements about originality in some cases. That was the last wood grip configuration before Colt switched to rubber. Denis