I was fortunate to pick these early Guy Hogue grips up in a trade. They are gorgeous, and even have shadow? lines along the joining edges. As you see they require a cut frame, but not as radical as usually seen with Farrant style grips. I had a 686 PPC gun so didn't feel bad cutting the frame to fit, leaving the serial number fully intact. To compliment the grips I installed a four inch barrel, factory rear sight and gave it a good polishing.