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A Magna Grips question
I traded for these at a show, with but a brief perusal. My eyes saw the diamond, and my hand felt the K or N possibilty. Great.
I just found them in one of my stashes, and this is the first I've noted the lowermost border. It has that gentle upswept portion I've never seen before.
A quick Google showed a few of these, but all were noted as for J- frame. These are clearly for K-frame.
Was there a certain time period where this was 'thee' style?
Thanks for any info. 
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Well, those are from the 1953 time frame. AFAIK, this style of round butt, diamond centered, magna K frame grips were used from the late 1940's until 1968. Here is my 1949 .38 M&P snubby (R) with this style of grips, shown with its square butt 1948 sister:
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1968 and earlier.
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With serial number 232684, it shouldn't be too tough to figure out
which model they came on.
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Originally Posted by Wiregrassguy
Well, those are from the 1953 time frame. AFAIK, this style of round butt, diamond centered, magna K frame grips were used from the late 1940's until 1968. Here is my 1949 .38 M&P snubby (R) with this style of grips, shown with its square butt 1948 sister:
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Yep, they're a pretty close match to the stocks on my 4" 1953 M&P .38, here paired up with a late-40s square butt, in my photo-homage to Wiregrassguy. As my Dad used to say, "Great minds think alike....and apparently so do ours."
IMG_5178.jpg
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... same grip border on these ones as well...
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... same grip border on these ones as well...
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I love it! Here's that 4" '53 with the gold box! IMG_5161 copy.jpg
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Thanks for the info, guys. Always new stuff to learn!
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To me those stocks look like they might possibly be for an early Airweight M&P/Model 12. The thickness of the stock locating discs are the clue that makes me suspect that. The early Airweights had thinner frames than steel frame M&Ps. So if indeed they are for an early Airweight, those stocks won't fit a steel framed M&P.
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GOod eye, Sir. However, I did put them on my 12-2, and there is the tell-tale gap between the horns and the frame. The particular gun has a set of UM's rubber Spegel boots, I don't plan on changing.
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GOod eye, Sir. However, I did put them on my 12-2, and there is the tell-tale gap between the horns and the frame. The particular gun has a set of UM's rubber Spegel boots, I don't plan on changing. |
Well, it was just a WAG on my part. Years ago I bought a set at a gun show that did in fact end up being for an Airweight - which I didn't even own. Pretty sure I ended up passing those along to a member here who was in dire need.
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