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Help Identify - Colt Grip, S&W Look-alike?
Colt medallions, Colt screw, S&W magna grip profile, and holes that look like Colt orientation. Tried them on an old Colt Army Special and they did not fit that I/E Frame. Inside looks like they have been mounted on something in the past. (They have been stripped - were coated in a thick (and dirty) "varnish" that definitely did not look like a factory finish, since it was splashed all over the medallions). Any help identifying them?
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Just a guess, but I think they probably fit the later D frames (Det. Spl, Diamond Back, etc.) with the short grip.
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05-24-2018, 04:09 PM
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Possibly someone's craft project.
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05-24-2018, 04:19 PM
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Just a guess, but I think they probably fit the later D frames (Det. Spl, Diamond Back, etc.) with the short grip.
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Thanks - I'll try to find a D frame.
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Colt MK III (Trooper, Lawman, etc.)
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pretty sure not a D frame
these are a D frame grip set:
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Colt MK III (Trooper, Lawman, etc.)
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This is my guess also.
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05-24-2018, 07:41 PM
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I think you are correct as to the MK III. They wouldn’t fit a 2” Lawman which is round butt. The 4” version might be square butt but I doubt it.
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I agree.
I think they were made/shaped from a set of perhaps MkIII Trooper grips which are more like oversize targets.
Reprofiled & shaped down by someone to get a Service type grip style out of them.
The MkIII Lawman revolver was offered with a Service style grip but the Lawman had a slight RB feature to the frame so it doesn't quite fit w/o the frame hanging out the lower back.
The back sides of the grips appear as would any MkIII Colt revolver inlet and grip screw placement IMO.
I think the MkIII was a 'J' Frame in Colt Speak.
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05-24-2018, 08:12 PM
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Yep, I agree, J frame Colt. The Troopers (MKIII) had target style grips, but the Lawman had the smaller versions. IE flat showing the backstrap.
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Thanks, everyone, for the expert help on this - that certainly looks like the correct shape.
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