Once upon a time I stumbled over an obviously never mounted wooden grip for a Python. No, I never owned a Python, but was lucky enough to have the opportunity to handle and shoot a few of this fine and very (especially the earlier ones) well made revolvers...and my father was a joiner / cabinet-maker, so I always loved beautiful wood.

The price for these absolutely stunning beautyful and well made stocks seemed good to me, I purchased them and ...stored them away.
Just remembered them when I started the Rosewood N-Frame Combat Stocks...real Farrant's... or...?
thread (now I think, I can call the N-Frame stocks "Farrant's").



Here they are, the PYTHON STOCKS:



The Inside:



From the back:



But...who made the Python stoccks...also "Farrant's" ...or...
perhaps one of the forum experts can help identify these grips ?

Thanks in advance for all comments.


P.44

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That is some beautiful wood there!

Of course, they will fit any E or I frame Colt revolver, not only the Python.

Nice set of Farrants. You just don't see many good grip makers anymore since the advent of plastic guns.

My vote goes to Fuzzy.

Farrant 's. aAmost sure of it.

A set of my circa 1975 Farrants have similar black ink, fine tip magic marker, lettering. Mine have "FN" for my name and a "J" as they were a J frame I assume?

Beautiful grips. So fortunate that You bought them and hung onto them. Enjoy!

Thanks to all for watching, especially for the kindly and helpful comments
and those, who "liked" me.
I think, now I can call the Python stocks "Farrant's" ,too.


So perhaps a few (hopefully interesting / helpful) links for the
Python and other Colt fans may be ok:



Python Disassembly and Assembly Procedure (from AMERICAN RIFLEMAN)
American Rifleman | Colt Python Revolver


GUNSMITHING (from ColtFever)
Gunsmithing


Colt Python Timing (from The Firing Line Forums)
Colt (Python & Old style) Trooper Timing - The Firing Line Forums


P.44

I believe Officer Pete Malloy of Adam-12 fame had a set of these on his service revolver. If I'm wrong someone please correct this.

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See Post 2 in this thread:

Adam-12 and Farrant grips

I found this thread in my quest for knowledge about Farrant grips only to discover there were a few guys in L.A. making them at the same time. Some having taught the others. These are both K frame, one target pair for a modified grip frame. My one pair are identical style to the Farrants on the Python in that article picture, and the ones on P.44's N frame S&W in his link. I love those on my nickel Model 19, except I'm left handed so they're just a big tease.

I think Stark was first, but Farrant, Hurst and Hogue all made grips popular on LAPD in revolver days.


An FBI agent in the Dallas field office made very similar grips. I had a set for a three-inch M-36. I tried to contact him for grips for other guns, but he never returned my call. I bought the set I had at a gun show or the old Buckhorn store.


I think Craig Spegle may be the closest thing we now have to these guys, other than Hogue.