Originally Posted by 31FordA

That’s a nice Model 19. I have a 4” 19-7, it was my first service revolver. When I carried it for work I loaded it with the old .38 Spl “FBI load”. I also own a 2.5” 19-3. Model 19’s are great revolvers.

Those are probably not the original grips. Every new 19-7 I saw came with Uncle Mikes grips. A 2.5” would have had round butt Uncle Mikes, the 4” had round to square conversion Uncle Mikes. The wood grips look better, but I prefer the Uncle Mikes for shooting.