Did Pietta stop making the "Griswold & Gunnison" and "Schneider & Glassick" repros?

[Stantheman86]

Pietta had accidently been making Schneider & Glassick repros for years, by simply making an lower priced brass framed .36 Navy with an octagonal and a plain cylinder, and also the Griswold with the round barrel and plain , unengraved cylinder.....they were neat and they were around for years.

I see tons of the .36 brass Navies with engraved cylinders and octagonal barrels.......I guess Pietta decided it was more economical to just use the engraved cylinders for everything? Just a random question.

 

[kh54]

I got tired of trying to find one of the “accidental” S&G repops with a smooth cylinder so I finally bought a used one in good condition, chucked the cylinder into my portable drill, and sanded off all of the engraving. It didn’t even take too long - only three charges of the drill.

I see the smooth cylinder brass models (Griswold & Gunnison) on Gunbroker occasionally but they’re rare. I have three G&Gs - two are older Ubertis (1964-1970) and the other is a 2002 Pietta. They all have the smooth cylinder.

 

[Colonial Boy]

But do they have the Griswold and Gunnison grip angle?
It’s the grip angle that makes them really distinctivve.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

But do they have the Griswold and Gunnison grip angle?
It’s the grip angle that makes them really distinctivve.

2nd models had a standard Colt grip angle.

 

[Long Johns Wolf]

Griswold & Gunnison new grip angle ... DIY.
Long Johns Wolf

 

[Colonial Boy]

Griswold & Gunnison new grip angle ... DIY.
Long Johns Wolf

Yes, doesn’t take much to do and I found that the subtle difference was a pleasant surprise and the pistol felt handier.

 

[Long Johns Wolf]

I don't wish to take over this thread but yes, the grip angle is one of the key historical issues of the G&Gs.
Without this manipulation the barrel would be positioned parallel to a table or else when the butt is firmly placed on such a flat surface.
With thist 5 to 10 ° adjustment of the buttstrap the barrel points slightly up.
Long Johns Wolf

 

[Stantheman86]

I found 2 of the "Schneider & Glassicks" on GunBroker about a year ago, I was actively looking for them

I am just fascinated that Pietta doesn't want to just not roll engrave some cylinders and keep making them instead of just popping engraved cylinders in everything

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

How is the grip adjustment done?

 

[Colonial Boy]

As I remember (it’s many years since I did mine and I no longer have it), but I calculated the angle by printing out a photo of a G&G.
I bent the top/back grip frame tnen the front till the lower screw hole lined up and tren screwed the two together.
I made a new grip the easy way by making an insert and then gluing grip panels to it to produce a seemingly one piece grip.
I think that it was worth the effort.