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1911 Grip Update
Always looking for some good looking grips. Picked up these sets up about a week apart. 1 set is wood with a bone insert. {Sig} The other is Elk Antler. {Gold Cup}
Who has interesting 1911 grips??? Bob
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I like smooth grips These are Culina Curly Myrtle wood which has chatoyancy. "The term 'chatoyancy', deriving from the French for 'shining like a cat's eye', denotes the effect that occurs when a bright light is shone onto a rounded, reflective surface and causes light to be reflected back in narrow line perpendicular to the observer's line of sight "
I tried to capture this with a series of photos taken straight on and at angles. I hope you like them.
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All pics very nice. Not to hijack a thread here, but I have 3 Model 1911's that I want to put grips on, and I am still looking for a good maker. American holly, buffalo horn/bone, elk or maybe wood. Have some suggestions? I would very much appreciate a PM. Thanks
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Nothing real fancy here. Elk on my 1911 Springfield 9mm.
Stag on my 1917 Colt model 1911 in .45 acp.
And elk on my Springfield 1911 in .45 acp
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It is hard not to LOVE Ivory on blue steel
Esmerelda scrimshawed these for my 10MM Auto long slide that I built about a decade ago. It is named THOR
Since it is getting harder to find Ivory, I purchased these Wolly Mammoth grips for my current project
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I inset these USMC emblems in these grips over 30 years ago. To a set of Ranger Grips and dremeled out the emblem that was there. I got the Eagle. Globe & Anchors off some USMC Sharpshooters badges. I used a two part epoxy to hold them in place. May not be super pretty as some grips shown here, but mean a lot to me. Yes, I had them on a couple of my active duty M1911A1's. This pistol is an original Series 700 Gold Cup National Match.
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set of scrimshawed ivory
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My go to for 1911 grips was Ahrends, until they unfortunately closed in early 2020. I have many sets of rosewood and a couple of ebony. The last of my spare sets of Ahrends went on a blued .38 Super in 2021. My new source for 1911 grips is Wood Caliber. I’ve got a nice set of rosewood on my Gunsite Pistol, and ebony on my stainless Competition .38 Super. Several of my 1911’s also have NOS 70 Series Colt grips from Nutmeg Sports.
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Always thought these were neat. Ivory and 1911 Barber Dimes…
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Like you Barber Dime. Here is mine, it belonged to my Grandfather. He carried it in his wallet as it was the year he was born.
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I do like the look of Ivory although I have mixed feelings about killing an elephant for his teeth. Mammoth Ivory on the other hand can also be very nice and I like the creamier solid Mammoth over the mottled bark look. I also prefer solid over the stuff with cracks and stabilization. I just can't afford Ivory
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Nothing fancy here. Found these in a gun shop in Pa. hanging on the wall. The packaging had KIMBER GRIPS on it. Only thing Kimber I own. The Colt frame started life in 1958 as a .38 Super.
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You were right to buy the pistol after the grips. Those grips probably would not look right on the Mid Range!
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nib 1967 Colt with Sid Bell pewter grip &
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nib 1967 Colt with Sid Bell pewter grip &
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I do like the look of Ivory although I have mixed feelings about killing an elephant for his teeth. Mammoth Ivory on the other hand can also be very nice and I like the creamier solid Mammoth over the mottled bark look. I also prefer solid over the stuff with cracks and stabilization. I just can't afford Ivory
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I'm extremely pleased with the American Ivory grips I bought from Boone Trading: 1911 Pistol Grips They have a lesser item called Simulated Ivory, but to my eyes, the American Ivory looks closer to real elephant ivory.
Here are a couple pics of the American Ivory grips on a Gold Cup:
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These came with this 60s era colt I bought awhile ago. Swapped out the target sights and the trigger,but I liked the look of em
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I had this 1911 for app.55 years & never shot it,I`m sure
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I had this 1911 for app.55 years & never shot it,I`m sure
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The few sets of pewter grips that I have handled did not feel like they would be comfortable to shoot. Just a set of nice wood grips would be my choice. No checkering would be better to me.
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I'm extremely pleased with the American Ivory grips I bought from Boone Trading: 1911 Pistol Grips They have a lesser item called Simulated Ivory, but to my eyes, the American Ivory looks closer to real elephant ivory.
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I really like these! How often do they have them in stock and do they go quickly when they do?
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I'm extremely pleased with the American Ivory grips I bought from Boone Trading: 1911 Pistol Grips They have a lesser item called Simulated Ivory, but to my eyes, the American Ivory looks closer to real elephant ivory.
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Those look similar to what once was TruIvory aka BarSgrips. Stunning pair you have.
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