Smith & Wesson Forum

Go Back   Smith & Wesson Forum > Smith & Wesson Revolvers > S&W Hand Ejectors: 1896 to 1961
o

Notices

S&W Hand Ejectors: 1896 to 1961 All 5-Screw & Vintage 4-Screw SWING-OUT Cylinder REVOLVERS, and the 35 Autos and 32 Autos


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 08-29-2015, 03:32 PM
Tom Clark Tom Clark is offline
Member
Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips  
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default Model 30 HE Replacement Grips

I possess a circa 1916-1917 manufactured S&W Model 30 HE chromed revolver in .32 Colt and am in need of replacement grips. The fragile black "plastic" or Bakelite-like grips are broken. I would ideally like grips in wood, if available. Any ideas?
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 08-29-2015, 04:06 PM
Green Frog Green Frog is offline
Member
Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips  
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central VA
Posts: 8,596
Likes: 1,551
Liked 9,320 Times in 4,181 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Clark View Post
I possess a circa 1916-1917 manufactured S&W Model 30 HE chromed revolver in .32 Colt and am in need of replacement grips. The fragile black "plastic" or Bakelite-like grips are broken. I would ideally like grips in wood, if available. Any ideas?

Welcome to the S&W Forum. The identity of your revolver is a mix of misidentifications, so the first thing we'll need to do is figure out what you actually have. If your revolver was made in the 1916-1917 time frame, and had the black hard rubber grips, it was an I-frame 32 Hand Ejector (we won't worry about the specific variant here.) It probably had a nickel finish, if original with chrome (if that's what it actually is) added later. The chambering is almost surely 32 S&W Long, not 32 Colt, which is a good thing as this ammo is much easier to find. Whoever told you it was a Model 30 was misinformed as that term didn't arrive at S&W until the late 1950s.

So, in answer to your question, the grips you need are those for a S&W I-frame. If you want original wood grips, you'll need to look on e-Bay, Gun Broker, or other auction sites. There are reproductions of the original hard rubber grips now available in a very durable epoxy material as well as several kinds of "after market" grips in a dizzying variety of materials and styles. The main thing is to find a pair of grips for the I-frame. BTW, if you are handy and just want a pair of wood grips on your gun, J-frame grips such as those used on the Model 36 (Chief's Special) will fit but are about 1/8" too long on the bottom and must be trimmed there. I hope this will be helpful, but if more info is needed please post again. Pictures and Serial Numbers will be helpful.

Froggie
Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Like Post:
  #3  
Old 08-30-2015, 02:41 AM
Hondo44 Hondo44 is offline
SWCA Member

Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips  
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: California
Posts: 19,208
Likes: 11,815
Liked 20,511 Times in 8,548 Posts
Default

Tom,

Welcome to the forum.

We'd love to see a photo and at least a partial serial # from the gun butt to help pin down identification and vintage of your .32. Is it similar to this?



Walnut factory I frame size stocks like these can be found or the slightly longer J frame size are readily available and the length can be sanded to fit your gun as Froggie posted above:



This will help you as well:
To IDENTIFY your Gun >
__________________
Jim
S&WCA #819

Last edited by Hondo44; 08-30-2015 at 03:06 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 08-30-2015, 10:43 AM
Wiregrassguy's Avatar
Wiregrassguy Wiregrassguy is offline
SWCA Member
Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips  
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: AL Wiregrass
Posts: 7,201
Likes: 34,560
Liked 10,739 Times in 3,659 Posts
Default

Welcome to the forums from the Wiregrass!
__________________
Guy
SWHF #474 SWCA LM#2629
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 08-30-2015, 09:31 PM
Muley Gil Muley Gil is offline
US Veteran
Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips Model 30 HE Replacement Grips  
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: The SW Va Blue Ridge
Posts: 17,472
Likes: 88,960
Liked 24,780 Times in 8,482 Posts
Default

Welcome to the Forum.

.32 S&W Long and .32 Cot New Police cartridges are interchangable.
__________________
John 3:16
WAR EAGLE!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Replacement grips Model 41 butte465 Smith & Wesson Semi-Auto Pistols 5 02-27-2013 09:30 PM
Model 637 Replacement Grips gene089 S&W Revolvers: 1980 to the Present 4 11-21-2010 11:59 AM
Replacement Grips for Pre-29 K Squared ABQ S&W Hand Ejectors: 1896 to 1961 5 10-20-2010 08:16 PM
Model 6906 Replacement grips North Star Smith & Wesson Semi-Auto Pistols 1 01-28-2010 10:28 PM
Model 629 Replacement Grips RDak S&W Revolvers: 1980 to the Present 14 03-24-2009 07:09 PM

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3
smith-wessonforum.com tested by Norton Internet Security smith-wessonforum.com tested by McAfee Internet Security

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:31 PM.


Smith-WessonForum.com is not affiliated with Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: SWHC)