Anybody ever "Roosevelt" his '76?

[Oregon Bill]

T.R. ordered his Deluxe model with half-octagon, half-round barrel, finely checkered pistol grip stock with shotgun butt, half-magazine and a patooty-load of engraving and a gold stock inlay. I believe simply having the magazine converted to half magazine would go far toward recreating the balance and feel of his much-admired '76. Of course, his was in .45-75.
Just throwing this out there in case some of the dead rise from their graves in this forum ... 

[King Medallion]

My Presidio in 50/95 is about as close as it's gonna get.

[Slamfire]

 HA-ha-ha, OB i don't have his kind of money and even if i did,, LOVE my 76 the way "she" is. (trying to help out).

  coffee's ready,  Hootmix

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[jthbjr]

You are correct that the balance is better. I have an original with a half magazine but with a full octagon barrel and a rifle but stock.
Lyman tang rear sight and Lyman #4 front. I like it a lot. I think it would be a good gun to reproduce but I'm not in charge.
John
In beautiful but still drought stricken Art, Texas

[Oregon Bill]

John, good to hear this. I wonder what a smith would charge to shorten the mag and source and fit a proper forend cap. Just daydreaming as I don't even have the 76 yet. 
Got an inch and a half of rain up here in Sweetwater night before last. Sorry to hear y'all are still dry down that way.

[Oregon Bill]

Closer look at the back half of Roosevelt's 76.

[Baltimore Ed]

Here’s Teddy in buckskin with his ‘76.

[Little Dalton]

Back in the good ol days when Cimarron still offered custom services, I remember them showing a picture of a custom TR '76. Pretty awesome.