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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

The Phoenix Project: The Resurrection of a Colt Trooper MK III: part 5

Final Assembly

If you missed the series of posts on this project, here are the links:

Before finishing this project we (the owner & myself) decided that this gun was going to need a better rear sight. I found this one on ebay for $33


Here is the gun after bluing the parts
And after I assembled all the new and refinished parts, I still need to blue the front sight and the recoil shield pin, but it is otherwise complete














Before and after








Costs of Repair:
  • used Colt MkV vent rib 6" barrel: $40
  • used Colt cylinder: $40
  • NOS parts including hammer, trigger, side plate, parts and screws: $80
  • used Colt rear sight: $33
Total, not including refinishing supplies (sand paper, bluing chemicals etc..): $193 


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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 19, 2015 at 4:59 PM

    Hey Tincat, looks great. Did you get a chance to take it to a range and shoot it? How's the accuracy?

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  2. TrailMakerJune 24, 2018 at 5:32 PM

    When Jimmy Stewart assumed the persona of Senator Jefferson Smith, and went to Washington, he at one juncture related that a forthright fellow should fight harder for the lost causes than for any other. You've done well by that credo.

    Bravo.

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