On page 61 of the Bob Arganbright fast draw book “the Fastest Guns Alive” he writes in the Andy Anderson chapter about his custom grip making for western actors, “Andy considers a set made for Clint Eastwood to be his finest work. These custom grips are inlaid with a rattlesnake caught in mid strike, made from pure silver.” I read or heard about the Robert Conrad ebony grips somewhere else but can’t remember where. Maybe my fast draw friend who was friends with Anderson told me. he’s good friends with Arganbright, too. My friend made the long butt grips on James Drury’s “The Virginian” Colt on a custom grip frame made by Anderson. I’ll ask my friend, Jim Martin if Arganbright told him about the snake grips then he told me. I did wonder why Jim Martin made the wood Virginian grips and not Anderson. This would be around 1963 probably. Maybe Anderson started making grips a little later. Oh, if you try to find that 1978 fast draw book they go for around $250.
