pistol grip to straight

[B. Dudley]

I had earlier mentioned the Galazan straight grip guards for Parkers. I just got mine in the mail that I ordered for my old lifter. It is good, but not an exact reproduction. They got the thread pitch correct and it screws right on. The tang is about an inch shorter than an original parker guard and the screw holes are spaced closer together as well. The screw holes are drilled, but not countersunk. Also the actual guard loop is a bit more rounded than the originals. Also, the angles of the end of the tang are too sharp, but that can be corrected with a file.
Basically, they are good for new work, but not as a replacement on an existing stock.

[OH Osthaus]

Galazan makes great products, but not always exact repros.

I bought the straight guard for a Fox and found it was narrower and the thread on the post did not match. Since the post was a little larger, I did manage to find a correct die and recut them. The guard sufficed until the extended one arrived from Turnbull, which fit as it should

[B. Dudley]

If I am correct, I do not think that Galazan actually offers a Fox guard. The other straight grip guard they offer is a "universal" one. It says it has a 8mm stud, which would not be right for an old American gun.

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

If I am correct, I do not think that Galazan actually offers a Fox guard. The other straight grip guard they offer is a "universal" one. It says it has a 8mm stud, which would not be right for an old American gun.

could very well be Brian - so they make a Fox but not the guard

I ordered one for a Fox - but if that order was filled by a univeral - that would explain the fit. recut - It served for the time I needed it, something to use until the original (extended) was ready.

[Chuck Heald]

Brian,
I wonder if the Parker trigger guards changed over the years possibly the Galazan is patterned after a later hammerless type.

[B. Dudley]

No, I have original straight guards from very old hammer lifter and a newer hammerless and they are both the same.

I always wondered that about Galazan and the lack of a guard listed for a Fox.