A few eeks back I posted about my latest find, a Model 14 No Dash that Mike Helms said shipped in April 1959. As you experts on this site pointed out it came to me with a real nice set of PC Magna, non diamond, rounded bottom stocks. I had seen that in the store so offered less $ because of incorrect stocks. So sure enough the PC Magna's had a serial number clearly belonging to a 1973 D prefix revolver, probably a Model 10 something.
So now after searching around and parting with some dollars, I now have two (2) nice sets of what I believe are now period correct for the Model 14 no dash. One set are diamond checkered Magna's in great shape with a serial number (98067) that probably puts them 9 or 10 years earlier than April 1959, but still period correct I think.
The second set I was able to find were Walnut Targets, also diamond checkered and in beautiful shape, no serial number but I think that was the "factory way" by 1959 with respect to Target style grips.
So..........what say you guys...........both look to be correct for 1959. The Targets feel better for me and the gun seems to point better, but that's me. The Magna's actually look great on the gun too.
I'm thinking of putting one set up for sale to defray the costs of both sets, but heck....may keep em both and search for another gun. Wouldn't be the first time I had some grips that I went looking for a gun for.
So now after searching around and parting with some dollars, I now have two (2) nice sets of what I believe are now period correct for the Model 14 no dash. One set are diamond checkered Magna's in great shape with a serial number (98067) that probably puts them 9 or 10 years earlier than April 1959, but still period correct I think.
The second set I was able to find were Walnut Targets, also diamond checkered and in beautiful shape, no serial number but I think that was the "factory way" by 1959 with respect to Target style grips.
So..........what say you guys...........both look to be correct for 1959. The Targets feel better for me and the gun seems to point better, but that's me. The Magna's actually look great on the gun too.
I'm thinking of putting one set up for sale to defray the costs of both sets, but heck....may keep em both and search for another gun. Wouldn't be the first time I had some grips that I went looking for a gun for.
