Mystrery Pre-War N Service Grips with Jig Marks

Vtgw938 · Friday at 10:00 AM

Here is a set of N frame grips that have screw holes on the back, presumably to hold the stocks. Possibly these grips have been sanded down and were once checkered? The screw that came with them is not long enough to have been original, but is 6X32. There is no escutcheon on the screw entry side. They fit my pre-war HD, however one panel does not go all the way up into the frame circle. Has any one seen similar "jig" marks?

desi2358 · Friday at 10:12 AM

Likely home made replacements I would suspect. I bought an M&P a while back that had a set of homemade grips, very plain and similar to these. They did have a factory screw but it was threaded into the wood without a thread escutcheon.

Keith Brown · Friday at 10:15 AM

They are homebuilts not factory, the jig or extra screw holes were probably to hold the grips while making or finishing them. The service and magna are hard to hold onto while making. Nice wood.

Alk8944 · Friday at 10:41 AM

Those are not S&W factory stocks, probably home made, so the odd stock screw thread, no escutcheon, no medallions, etc. mean nothing. One big clue on any stocks is the screw. S&W factory stocks (made in the "stock job" are all 5x44 NEF. Any stocks with a 6x32 NF thread are after-market or home made.

Vtgw938 · Friday at 11:36 AM

Yea, I knew they weren't factory. The use of screws to hold the wood along with the other holes are caused the wood to start cracking, probably from overtightening.

VM · Friday at 11:41 AM

I’ve never understood why a talented woodworker that can craft such beautiful grips (and then not be able to install a professional looking escutcheon set).
There are so many junker factory grips laying around and so easy to harvest a nice set.

Retired W4 · Friday at 11:51 AM

VM said:
I’ve never understood why a talented woodworker that can craft such beautiful grips (and then not be able to install a professional looking escutcheon set).
There are so many junker factory grips laying around and so easy to harvest a nice set.

I bought a box of old LE K frame grips years ago. Friends have made use of escutcheons and medallions. There were a couple sets that were salvageable that I used.

Vtgw938 · Friday at 12:10 PM

I think this set was sanded down, as the grip nut seems to shows it. I took it out and it was designed for such a purpose but the enlarged exposed portion had been shortened. The lack of entry escutcheon was a Colt thing, maybe that was the influence. Sure doesn't protect the wood from the screw driver.

larkworthy · Friday at 12:32 PM

I have set of pre-war grips I purchased that were on a Victory model along with an Outdoorsman that they fit on. The grips are a pair with similar jig marks on the back that were made to look like pre-war trips. I have pictures of them next to factory grips for comparison.

Vtgw938 · Friday at 12:41 PM

Okay, so the jig or screw holes may have been done after the grips were made.

Retired W4 · Friday at 3:00 PM

larkworthy said:
I have set of pre-war grips I purchased that were on a Victory model along with an Outdoorsman that they fit on. The grips are a pair with similar jig marks on the back that were made to look like pre-war trips. I have pictures of them next to factory grips for comparison.

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Lines per inch is the give away.

Keith Brown · Friday at 3:02 PM

I meant that the extra holes most likely were to attach the panel to something larger to aid in holding while work was being done. I have and still do something very similar.

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