They were on EBAY, and I'm sure a lot of you saw them. He said they were S&W and wanted $150. I offered $100 and got them. Came in today. You know, I will pay a C note for almost anything on a gamble. I'm trying these on the Smiths and there's just no way. Pulled some Colts, and that's it! They fit a Colt Python. Here they are on my Official Police. Sanderson grips were custom made from what I understand. Must have been before my time, as I never saw any. Cut from one big old block of beautiful wood. . .likely Walnut. They have the tension screw window and checkering that appears to be his style. Filled jig holes inside but no numbers that I can see. They were obviously made for a giant man who had a reason to want them in this style. They don't resemble early Herretts to me in any way. Any grip experts out there? What do you think they are?

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Dr. B

I'm thinking early Herretts Doc. I had several sets just like that from Herretts that I ordered from them back in my Bullseye shooting days.
I'll have to look for them.

There you go! I was probably too little back then to even notice grips. . .could barely afford guns. When was Herrett doing this stuff? I'm restoring them now and found a date 11/1961 on them.

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Dr. B

Look nice, and I also suspect Herrett's rather than Sanderson.

If you are able to see photos of the insides of the stock panels, the stock locating pin hole on S & Ws are centered on the bottom edge of the inletting, and Colts are offset toward the front or rear, can't remember which direction.

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SWCA LM 2023, SWHF 220

DocB,

There's a '63 Herrett's catalog shown in Mike Priwer's albums.

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Good shooting.

I found the Catalog. Very similar in many ways. They were getting $21.50 for these back in 1963. That was a lot of money. I was paying $5 to $10 for guns. Back then, I was 14.

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Dr. B

Cleaned them up and oiled them. Didn't want to refinish since the age shows so well. The lines are amazing. I am glad they are dated. That way I at least know something for sure about them.

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