Ivory Grips

[millbilly]

This may be a dumb question but how can you tell if the grips are real
ivory ? I have a very old S&W copy that has what looks like ivory grips. Is there any way to tell for sure ?

 

[millbilly]

GOT it figured out !!! I'll use the hot pin trick !!!

 

[rhmc24]

Here are grips I had made in Africa in the 1950s when I was working in Belgian Congo. My Dad sent me S&W/Colt grips that I had local ivory carvers copy. I had them made 1mm larger to allow for some fitting. Cost was about $6 pair. I had about 15 pairs. The after-work on them is mine, SAA, K-22 both sides, S&W .44 DA Topbreak, Triple Lock & another .44 DA.

 

[boykinlp]

Here are grips I had made in Africa in the 1950s when I was working in Belgian Congo. My Dad sent me S&W/Colt grips that I had local ivory carvers copy. I had them made 1mm larger to allow for some fitting. Cost was about $6 pair. I had about 15 pairs. The after-work on them is mine, SAA, K-22 both sides, S&W .44 DA Topbreak, Triple Lock & another .44 DA.

Nice grips at ridiculous prices. Looks like some nice "scratched up" guns that they are hooked to.

 

[jmark1651]

Most impressive weapons and beautiful grips. I have always been intrigued with ivory grips. Thanks guys for showing them.

 

[The Gila Bender]

A forum member asked about shoeing his Bowen 45HD - Transition. Therein lies the challenge

I too have a Bowen 45HD, built on a transition 38/44HD 5" (S65402) acquired in February 2009. I asked Bowen if he would send it to Roy Fishpaw but was told that Roy was not accepting work for new clients and had a tremendous backlog. He offered a set of Keith Brown grips that he had in stock, which I accepted and later returned because they were not fitted to the gun. They were awesome grips, to be sure, but Transition guns are notorious for being difficult to fit if they are not in the hands of the stock maker.

I went through about six sets of diamond magnas before finding a set that fit reasonably well. Then, last December, Dan M hooked me up with a set of aftermarket ivories shown in this post. They do not have the maker's mark, and they aren't Fishpaw's, but they are good enough to properly dress a Bowen 45HD. Got a nice old Lawrence flap holster for it, too.

 

[bushmaster1313]

Just bought these J Frame round butt grips.

Hope to get them mounted one day.

 

[kframeman]

stocks on Ruger .357 are from Gunnart almost 30 yrs. ago,on the USFA .45 from Nutmeg Sports

 

[Gatorbaiter]

OK, here we go:

K38 Masterpiece:

K22 Masterpiece:

S&W 22:

S&W 32Mag:

S&W 38Spl:

S&W 38 Spl:

Colt & Randall:

Colt Detective Special:

Colt Detective Special:

Colt Cobra:

Colt Service Model 22:

Colt SAA 45:

Colt SAA 32WCF:

Colt SAA 44WCF:

Colt Bisley 32WCF:

Colt SAA 45:

Colt SAA 38WCF:

Colt NF 44Spl:

Colt 25:

 

[bettis1]

From the lower left:
Cased Colt M 1849 with carved Mexican Eagle and Snake grips.
Rare Colt M 1849 3" bbl. with rammer.
Tex. Gun Collectors Assoc. Commemorative SAA with gold inlays and carved steer head grips.
Very early .38 Super M1911 that shipped with ivory from Colt to my Wife's grandfather who was a TX Sheriff.
Early Triple Lock with contemporary ivories.
1st Gen. SAA .45 Colt that was my paternal grandfather's when he settled in Texas in late 19th Cent.

Bob

 

[Gatorbaiter]

Bob,
Those are some super great guns, those two "grandfather's" guns are very special!

 

[bushmaster1313]

From the lower left:
Cased Colt M 1849 with carved Mexican Eagle and Snake grips.
Rare Colt M 1849 3" bbl. with rammer.
Tex. Gun Collectors Assoc. Commemorative SAA with gold inlays and carved steer head grips.
Very early .38 Super M1911 that shipped with ivory from Colt to my Wife's grandfather who was a TX Sheriff.
Early Triple Lock with contemporary ivories.
1st Gen. SAA .45 Colt that was my paternal grandfather's when he settled in Texas in late 19th Cent.

Bob

Bob:

Which ones do you shoot?

 

[bettis1]

I've shot the M1911 .38 Super, the .45 SAA and the Triple Lock. I've shot other M1849 Colts but not those two and I never shot the Commemorative. I sold the M1849's and the Commemorative in a recent James Julia auction.


When I was a boy growing up on our ranch I used to alternate carrying that ivory gripped .45 and another .38-40 SAA that belonged to my other grandfather. Shot lots of armadillos, fox, coyote and rocks with both.

Bob

 

[bushmaster1313]

I've shot the M1911 .38 Super, the .45 SAA and the Triple Lock. I've shot other M1849 Colts but not those two and I never shot the Commemorative. I sold the M1849's and the Commemorative in a recent James Julia auction.


Bob

Must be great to shoot your grandfather's guns!

 

[Xfuzz]

These on a scratched up Colt...why they put gold medallions instead of silver is strange.

 

[weatherby]

I only have one set on a pre 27

 

[DRYHEAT]

I love Arizona. The state legislature is proposing to name a "State Gun"...
it looks like this is it:

 

[missfire]

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Here is my addition; Aged Ivory on a E. Prudhome engraved Chief...

 

[Modified]

Some magnas I had laying about found their way onto my 1958 K22 and I'm rather pleased with the results, even though they are nowhere near as attractive as some of the Ivory stocks in this thread.

 

[CajunBass]

Ok, this may be the place to verify what I think I know. I recently saw a set of "bonded ivory" grips.

I assume "bonded" ivory is ivory dust/chips, etc, bound together with some type of epoxy, then either molded or carved to shape?

Beautiful guns BTW. All of them. Thanks to all who posted them.