Brent, "Piano finish" usually refers to a very high gloss and is achieved with varnish or French polish.
Michael, this is as far as I got!
Bought the gun more than 20 years ago when I was infatuated with SAA's. It was the only one I could afford, a First Gen. with Christy .44 Special barrel and cylinder, my favorite caliber. Had a hole in bottom grip frame for strange grips. I don't think you could find a better layout for SAA grips, I looked at hundreds of pieces of wood, this one has no stain BTW and genuine one-piece not glued together grips. Hand polish and engraving were to follow. The S&W and NS sight ideas weren't in my dream, but I like the idea! And I've got the Patton holster from El Paso Saddlery!
The best thing about it was the very valuable Colt books I bought a the time and still own!
It's not too late! although I've always wondered if it would letter to Pat Garrett!
