Last year I posted some pictures of the grips in an effort to find out if they are a factory original item. Many people responded that they are not by S&W but an aftermarket item that was most likely not shipped on my gun. I then had mad many pm's from various people wanting to buy them from me. So maybe not a S&W item but must be liked from the responses. I have yet to sell any gun or gun related item because I have read way too many posts from guys with sellers remorse especially on my trap forums where many of shotgun shooters had the perfect gun then sold it off,only to purchase umpteen guns through the years to end up buying same model they originally had in the end.