I saw John's work a few years ago... way after I left NYC after 9/11 and brought my Pythons with me to Australia. The Colt checkered grips never did it for me...and I shot my Pythons frequently. At my local timber guy, he had an 18" x 5" block of Queensland Red Oak that weighed a ton and is rock hard. On my last trip to US in 2012, I hand carried the block and mailed it to John from NY and requested two pair of Pythons and one pair of S&W K Frame. I'm now returning to USA and sold the Pythons to a good friend last month.He didn't even ask where the 'original' Colt grips were... haha!
Anyway, it's sadly becoming impossible to shoot these old Pythons frequently as spare parts and proper gunsmithing is near impossible. When I get back to US John will make some new grips for my 27-2 3.5", Mod 17 6" Underlug, and 686 Snubby. The Red Oak K's will go on my 4" Mod 15.
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