This is a picture of a gun I recently picked up on GB.
Great condition, however as you all can see , a big fresh gash in one grip.
I am wondering if this type of thing is repairable , by one of the grip experts on here and approximate price to do so? A p.m. would be best ?
I do have a set of newer I believe, but similar grips that fit very well.
But , they have a medallion, and so of course are not "right " if the gun was more worn, I do not think it would bother me, but it appeared unfired when I bought it, so I would like it to have its rightful grips on, but repaired.

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Contact DWFan right here on this forum. He's done a dozen or more like repairs for me. The man is a wizard.

DWFAN is definitely the man for this. Here is a before and after on some stocks he refurbished for me:




These grips had chips, dings, missing wood, you name it, and he made them look better than new.

Stocks Restoration Needed (Now Completed)

Simple repair, checkering seems OK. I would repair it using clear epoxy mixed with sawdust. Mix in enuf sawdust to make a mud that will hold its shape and fill in the void. Clean the void before hand to assure the stuff will hold. For color, epoxy is very tolerant of most any kind of dye mixed in that is not water based. I have used leather dye (not shoe wax), oil paints, acrylics, etc. I suggest you do some experimentation to get the hang of it before working on you grip job.

Nice gun and grips, I would certainly recommend DW as well. Those grips aren't easy to come by, so DW can give them the quick help they need, and you likely won't be able to see much of the repair. Where as, if you put a big chunk of epoxy in that hole, it's going to be one flat color surrounded by all that wood, it'll stick out big time.

Bill

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As a side note to all this, this is why I pull the factory wood off and add Ahrends or Altamonts to all my S&W revolvers. I don't ever want to be the lunk head that just chipped a huge chunk off the originals. I wrap the originals in paper and drop them in zip lock bags and label the bag as to what gun they go with. All that and I don't know who's hand S&W used to pick the size of all their grips. Combats fit mostly everyone who likes them but pretty much all the rest are very hit or miss if your hand doesn't get beat up or your trigger finger can reach the darn trigger...

I've got a set of service grips exactly same vintage as ones in your pic . They're in very fine condition . I'm in need of a pair of later vintage silver medallion pre war service grips . Perhaps we could do some trading or I could buy yours ? I sent an e mail as I'm also here in Milwaukee . Thanks ,
Andy

I can't find my "After" picture but here is the "Before" picture of one of my N-frame magnas before I sent them to DWFAN. They look wonderful now.
Steve

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rhmc24 hit it right on the money, epoxy and walnut very fine sanding dust and it should go away and not be noticable, very nice revolver. Jeff

A small sampling of my work. The cokes, pre war N's and the colt stocks had serious damage. I try for the most part to replace damaged areas with a wood splice but in some instances it's not feasible and I have my own concoction of "happy dust" that I use but I do not use epoxy as a base. In the above case a small splice would work well.
DW

S-W Forum - DWFAN's Album: Restored Stocks

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DW, do you have the link for the restoration project you posted here from start to finish? I was looking for it the other day, but couldn't find it.

Bill

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Wow that's a good question. I'll look for it but it may be lost it's so old.

Paul

Did a quick search and found it but all the picks are gone. Had everything on Imagecave and they went belly up. I'll see if I can restore the pics.

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Paul,
I am surprised that thread didn't make it into the key threads index!! Maybe once you get it back up, you can put the link into your add in the classifieds so folks can see your full talents!!

Bill

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Well it's not to be. I can't find the pics anywhere. Unless someone saved it it's gone forever.
Paul

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Bummer, well I guess you'll have to do it again!! Hmm, I have a nice 1917, and some ragged smooth service grips that might be a good candidate, but there's no checkering, so it wouldn't be much of a challenge!

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That is a very sweet looking revolver and I would definitely have Paul repair that chip for you. The stock with the chip is the right one so it most likely bears the guns serial number. As a collector, I would much rather have a set of repaired original stocks than a set of pristine non matching replacements.

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DWFAN, do you restore checkering? I have a pair of Bekearts I have just bought that are worn almost smooth. There doesn't seem to be significant damage to the wood, just wear. If this is of interest to you, I'll drop you a PM to discuss particulars.

TIA ~ Froggie