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Hello all,
I stopped by one of my local gun shops today for the first time in a year or more. I have not been real active lately. Anyway I stopped to pick up a couple replacement sling shot bands and this caught my eye.
I looked a little closer and paid the man real quick. Look what was in the bag!
I got them home and sure enough they didn't fit any of my K frames but they were a nice fit for
my pre war 38-44 Outdoorsman.
These kind of finds suck me right back to this board and my S&Ws!
Randy
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09-01-2007, 04:34 PM
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Gotta love life's little surprises. Nice find!
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Great find. It reminds me of a few years back,when I was at a gun show in Springfield,MA.
Some guy had 5 original pairs of K-Frame Service Square-Butt Diamond Grips for sale at $10.00 a pair.
The condition was almost new. Needless to say, I bought them all! 
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hi Randy, congrats-wonderful find,I am interested in Roper grips. If you are considering selling or trading them please email me and perhaps we can work out a deal.I have some interesting stuff that might get your interest. Regards,Bart
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Mike,
I guess I should'nt have read the marking on the bag that said K square, I needed to look at the pictures of the inside of the grips.
My bad.
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09-02-2007, 08:47 PM
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I'm very grip ignorant, but they sure do look purty.
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09-01-2007, 03:52 PM
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Hello all,
I stopped by one of my local gun shops today for the first time in a year or more. I have not been real active lately. Anyway I stopped to pick up a couple replacement sling shot bands and this caught my eye.
I looked a little closer and paid the man real quick. Look what was in the bag!
I got them home and sure enough they didn't fit any of my K frames but they were a nice fit for
my pre war 38-44 Outdoorsman.
These kind of finds suck me right back to this board and my S&Ws!
Randy
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09-01-2007, 04:55 PM
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Looks like you did well........congrats!
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09-01-2007, 04:04 PM
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WOW!!! Luck you!!! Very nice find for $30.00.
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09-01-2007, 06:05 PM
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Brother, nice addition to that collection of yours! We need to roll out and do a shop run soon! Enjoy.
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09-01-2007, 03:59 PM
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Buy a lotto ticket immediately, you may be on a roll!
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09-01-2007, 04:12 PM
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I would give you $50 for them
Good One!
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09-06-2007, 04:02 PM
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Randy:
Nice find! Glad to hear the juices are flowing again!
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09-05-2007, 05:01 AM
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That sure is one great find!
I can relate. Be careful, there are a few forum members out there who might hunt you down for those grips.
Seriously, congrats.
Michael
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09-01-2007, 07:42 PM
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That was a great find. I hope you did not stray down too far into my neck of the woods, ha, ha.
I thought I did well lately on the $75 grip adapter and the $100 pre war sight adjuster
Good for you
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Awesome finds there Gary. I've found pre war N frame service grips as well as K frame Ropers and assorted diamond magnas as well as a black pre war Colt 1911 box at the show where your pre war sight adjustment was found. Let's just hope that there aren't too many more like us scouring the junk boxes!
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For sure.
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09-01-2007, 07:07 PM
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I just hate it when one of our members gets sucked in by some shyster who misrepresents their wares. 
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09-01-2007, 07:44 PM
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Not to be a vulture, but if you ever wan't to sell those, I could use them on a K-32 project.
I don't know the value so you would have to name the price but I know they don't come cheap.
Thanks for any consideration.
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Pete; You need to read closer. These are for them Great Big "N" Framer not one of them Middle of the Road "K" Framers so they ain't gonna do you any good on your K-32 project. Mike
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I think a pair sold on fleabay a while back for over $700, but my memory sucks. Those grips don't, nice find!
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09-01-2007, 07:39 PM
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Randy,
Great find. I'm glad they fit your needs.
Thank you for your reply.
Good shooting,
Pete
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09-01-2007, 04:54 PM
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Randy,
Not to be a vulture, but if you ever wan't to sell those, I could use them on a K-32 project.
I don't know the value so you would have to name the price but I know they don't come cheap.
Thanks for any consideration.
Pete
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Are they Roper's for sure?
medxam
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Randy,
Great find...Just goes to show there are still guardian angels out there, and they take good care of us!...
Occasionally.
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09-01-2007, 04:00 PM
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Hey, Randy, congrats!! Very nice indeed, and a terrific deal!
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09-04-2007, 12:59 PM
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Is that an original prewar ziplok bag. . Very nice find on a very nice gun. They appear to be in great shape and probably have at least another 75 years in them. Congrats!
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I believe those are Roper (Walter Roper) grips. Very desirable and collectable (and usually very expensive)!!! Great find!
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09-05-2007, 01:15 AM
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Super deal! I would love to own a pair, I am even willing to pay more than you did for them!
Very handsome... See? this is why you visit other shops every once in a while!
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Wow! Simply amazing, what a nice little surprise those are! $29.50 too, jeeeez....
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Randy
That was a great find. I hope you did not stray down too far into my neck of the woods, ha, ha.
I thought I did well lately on the $75 grip adapter and the $100 pre war sight adjuster
Good for you
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A darn good find, congrats!
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Wow awesome find they look great on your 38/44.
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