I have a Uberti/Cimarron Old Model in .44WCF with 7.5" barrel. Bought new from Buffalo Arms 3 years ago. I have officially tired of the cheap, barely-there laser-engraved "knurling" on the hammer. I'd like it done right- and matching one of the early patterns- say, 1878 when Colt introduced the "Frontier" model 1873 in .44-40. Not being super familiar with the timeline of the early knurling patterns, I don't know what that would be exactly. I'm pretty handy with a file, and could fairly easily cut a non-bordered pattern across the whole thumbpiece, but if the correct pattern is one of those that has a smooth border, I'm assuming it would need to be stamped or engraved.
Y'all have any DIY ideas, or suggestions for someone that could do the proper pattern for me reasonably?