1911 Stag Grips - ID Help!

[s&wchad]

I picked these up yesterday at a swap meet for a song. My Pro CDP was handy, so I took a couple of minutes and fitted them to the gun. I needed to clear the back for the MS housing pin and the ambidextrous safety arm. They’re pretty thick and heavy, but they fit my large hands really well and I love the aged look.

Any idea on the type of stag. They don’t appear to be Sambar and I’m thinking elk, because of the porosity on the back. Any ideas?

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I have no idea what type of animal they came from, but they would be on one of my 1911's in a heartbeat!

Ivan

 

[6518John]

Those are NICE!!! WOW, WOW, WOW!!

 

[vonn]

Very impressive! Looks like a good fit and I like the color.

 

[andy52]

Good looking antler whatever kind it is, I think if the top and bottom of the grips were slightly beveled it would improve the look greatly.

 

[s&wchad]

Good looking antler whatever kind it is, I think if the top and bottom of the grips were slightly beveled it would improve the look greatly.

I agree 100%. I was also thinking of thinning the right panel, just a bit.

I’m concerned about beveling the ends because I don’t want to expose the porosity and lose the aged color. I’ve tried to “improve” grips in the past and ended up doing more harm than good. I was nervous about relieving the back, but it worked out really well.

 

[andy52]

I agree 100%. I was also thinking of thinning the right panel, just a bit.

I’m concerned about beveling the ends because I don’t want to expose the porosity and lose the aged color. I’ve tried to “improve” grips in the past and ended up doing more harm than good. I was nervous about relieving the back, but it worked out really well.

If you keep your angle of cut at a higher degree your less likely to get into the porous part but even if you do it's easy to back fill with some epoxy and sand down.
I've never made a set of grips before but I have used American Elk for a few knife handles and some black powder pistol flasks.

 

[warren5421]

They look like Sambar from the 60-70's though they could be Red Stag.

 

[Andyd]

They could also be European stag. Those are not uncommon and do not have export restrictions, like Sambar stag has since a long time.

 

[turnerriver]

I vote for red stag.
Regards,
turnerriver

 

[Watchdog]

I don't know what they are, but they do not look like any elk antler stag I've ever seen.