Anybody have experience with Sanderson target grips? How rare are they, and how valuable? Anybody use them?
Sanderson Grips
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Sanderson grips aren't as valuable or sought after as Roper grips, but I place them second on the list of desirable vintage non-factory grips. K frame sets are seen far more often than N frame sets. A nice standard walnut K frame set usually brings $175-$225. A set recently sold on this forum:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/access...-sanderson-k-frame-targets-grip-adapters.html
They feel great if you like grips with thumbrests and closed backstraps (read: if you have a large enough hand).
http://smith-wessonforum.com/access...-sanderson-k-frame-targets-grip-adapters.html
They feel great if you like grips with thumbrests and closed backstraps (read: if you have a large enough hand).
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A few more. Please ignore the Herrett's in the second photo.
A few more. Please ignore the Herrett's in the second photo.
In the "for -what-it's-worth" category, Ropers bring more today, but Charles Askins rated them as the best target grips in a 50's Gun Digest. He definitely knew something about shooting target revolvers.
OP
Thanks for all the info. I had been watching a single address line K-22 with a set of Sandersons on it, didn't make the move because I didn't know anything about the grips. By the time I found out, it was snapped up for a $500 buy it now. Looks like I could have sold the stocks and had a nice K-22 at a good price. Oh well, you snooze you lose...
Lew was in Milford. The business card from his son Don shows Evart.
s&wchad, can you please take a picture of the front of one of your grips? I have heard that all, or most anyway, Sanderson grips had a rectangle shaped cutout on the front of the grips.
I just want to see what that looks like.
Thanks.
I just want to see what that looks like.
Thanks.
Thanks.
I saw a pair of what I thought were Sanderson N frame grips at a gun show last year. Upon closer inspection, I saw that the checkering wasn't very precise so I passed thinking they were probably home made. It had the cutout in the front, but it was much larger then the one's you show here. They also were rectangle and not rounded on one edge like the ones in your pictures.
Thanks again for the pictures. Now I have a better idea what I am looking for.
I saw a pair of what I thought were Sanderson N frame grips at a gun show last year. Upon closer inspection, I saw that the checkering wasn't very precise so I passed thinking they were probably home made. It had the cutout in the front, but it was much larger then the one's you show here. They also were rectangle and not rounded on one edge like the ones in your pictures.
Thanks again for the pictures. Now I have a better idea what I am looking for.
He passed away. Some of the items I have were sold by his daughter and were out of his estate.
I think that the reason that Sandersons bring less than the Ropers is primarily because when collectors first started collecting custom grips they became aware of Roper first. The checking design of some of the Ropers is a little more "visually" attractive than the Sandersons but the workmanship is pretty comparable in most cases. And, as a general rule, the wood in the Sandersons is prettier than in the Ropers.
It's somewhat analogous to the Registered Magnum and the non-Registered Magnum. Why do comparable RM's bring more than non-RM's? There are certainly less of the latter than the former. Simply because the RM's came on the scene earlier and were first discovered by collectors before they differentiated the non-RM's.
Here is a pair on a first model K22.
Bob
It's somewhat analogous to the Registered Magnum and the non-Registered Magnum. Why do comparable RM's bring more than non-RM's? There are certainly less of the latter than the former. Simply because the RM's came on the scene earlier and were first discovered by collectors before they differentiated the non-RM's.
Here is a pair on a first model K22.
Bob
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A 1948 pre-17 with Sandersons:
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dopplebok
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Everyone ! Thanks for all the pictures. Receintly I bought a very good condition pair of target stocks for my 1953 K38. After comparing them to all your pictures, looks like they are Sandersons ! Looks like I did allright at $40.00
Doppplebok
Doppplebok
Another pair of Sanderson grips. I believe these are maple.
