Are these real S&W N frame stocks, will they fit a HP?

[Jocko-44]

Good evening, I recently purchased a Pre-28 Highway Patrolman and am looking for different stocks. The seller says these will fit any S&W N Frame gun. Asking for advice from the experts if these are authentic and will indeed fit a Highway Patrolman. Thank you!

 

[Truckman]

...if these are authentic and will indeed fit a Highway Patrolman.

They appear to be authentic aftermarket by an unknown maker......Ben

 

[Jocko-44]

^^ Thank y you. I kinda figured $100 was pretty cheap for originals.

 

[Hair Trigger]

They look like walnut, but I don't think they're factory. However, they are nice and any N frame stocks will fit any N frame model.

 

[Engine49guy]

100% not factory.
Have all the telltale signs of being made somewhere overseas like Thailand, Turkey, India etc.

 

[Jocko-44]

^^ Thank you

 

[Gun Relics]

Good evening, I recently purchased a Pre-28 Highway Patrolman and am looking for different stocks. The seller says these will fit any S&W N Frame gun. Asking for advice from the experts if these are authentic and will indeed fit a Highway Patrolman. Thank you!

When you're looking at these grips, be sure to ask the seller to send you a picture of the inside. S & W grips are distinctive and the aftermarket makers rarely copy the small details.

For example, here are a pair of fake roper grips, probably from Beavercreek or something.

 

[Gun Relics]

But seriously folks Here's what a lot of aftermarket look like:



Versus the real deal:

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

^^ Thank y you. I kinda figured $100 was pretty cheap for originals.

They are not original.......Search for REAL originals...........Plus those are unattarctive. mystery wood.

 

[Jocko-44]

Thanks for your help everyone, now I know what to look for!

 

[MelvinWalker]

But seriously folks Here's what a lot of aftermarket look like:

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Versus the real deal:

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The top grips are all Altamonts

 

[MelvinWalker]

Good evening, I recently purchased a Pre-28 Highway Patrolman and am looking for different stocks. The seller says these will fit any S&W N Frame gun. Asking for advice from the experts if these are authentic and will indeed fit a Highway Patrolman. Thank you!

They are made in Thailand...I have an identical set in my grip box, except mine are a lighter more reddish color.

$50 or less on Ebay usually.

 

[s&wchad]

When you're looking at these grips, be sure to ask the seller to send you a picture of the inside. S & W grips are distinctive and the aftermarket makers rarely copy the small details.

For example, here are a pair of fake roper grips, probably from Beavercreek or something.

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I'd be hard pressed to call Keith Brown's work fake!

His craftsmanship is and was first rate!

K

Expired/Withdrawn Thread 'Assorted grip pics & Update'

Jan 22, 2011

Update 6-25-2018

<hr style="color:#000000; background-color:#000000" size="1"> A long overdue update follows. I am no longer taking new orders, I am continuing to work on existing orders and intend at some point to get caught up.
The volume of emails, two different work emails plus phone and forum PMs have left me with the choice to either make grips, or type. Neglecting emails is never a good thing and I realize that, but there are simply not enough available hours to do it all. From the start volume has never been a goal, only doing the...

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[Gun Relics]

I'd be hard pressed to call Keith Brown's work fake!

His craftsmanship is and was first rate!

K

Expired/Withdrawn Thread 'Assorted grip pics & Update'

Jan 22, 2011

Update 6-25-2018

<hr style="color:#000000; background-color:#000000" size="1"> A long overdue update follows. I am no longer taking new orders, I am continuing to work on existing orders and intend at some point to get caught up.
The volume of emails, two different work emails plus phone and forum PMs have left me with the choice to either make grips, or type. Neglecting emails is never a good thing and I realize that, but there are simply not enough available hours to do it all. From the start volume has never been a goal, only doing the...

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• Forum: Smith and Wesson Forum Vendors

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I was joking of course. I am a HUGE Keith Brown fan. But let me tell you, it can be expensive to be a huge Keith Brown fan. The song "Nobody Does It Better" comes to mind.

 

[stansdds]

They appear to be authentic aftermarket by an unknown maker......Ben

Much like genuine imitation leather.

 

[Doug M.]

The most important thing, assuming that the stocks you are considering are of decent quality and do in fact fit your revolver, is how the stocks work for you. If they look good but don't work for your hand, you have just wasted a lot of money.

 

[RKmesa]

One of the things that I love about S&W Revolvers is that it only takes one screw to remove and replace a set of grips. I play musical grips with my guns regularly.

Factory grips can be nice (there are also a lot of ugly factory grips out there), but there are a also lot of nice aftermarket grips out there. My advice - find something you like and can afford and put them on your gun. Keep your eyes open and if you find something that you like better, buy them and put them on your gun. And if you find some grips that you love, but don't yet have a gun for them, buy the grips anyway and then start looking for a gun to put them on - that's what I did with these J-frame Keith Brown Ropers:













I love collecting S&Ws and the grips (or stocks) that go on them.

Good luck and all the best!

 

[Gun Relics]

One of the things that I love about S&W Revolvers is that it only takes one screw to remove and replace a set of grips. I play musical grips with my guns regularly.

Factory grips can be nice (there are also a lot of ugly factory grips out there), but there are a also lot of nice aftermarket grips out there. My advice - find something you like and can afford and put them on your gun. Keep your eyes open and if you find something that you like better, buy them and put them on your gun. And if you find some grips that you love, but don't yet have a gun for them, buy the grips anyway and then start looking for a gun to put them on - that's what I did with these J-frame Keith Brown Ropers:













I love collecting S&Ws and the grips (or stocks) that go on them.

Good luck and all the best!

Those are super creative and befitting of the look and character of the revolver. That close up of the diamond rows shows the nearly impossible detail of the checkering.