1917 Grips

[Enemy Ace]

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[10-12]

You might try this outfit.

All the best.

Bill

Gun Grip - S&W US ARMY 1917

 

[ohiobuckeye]

Numrich Gun Parts corp has these and a checkered version.

S&W 1917 Smooth Walnut Square Butt Grips*|*e-GunParts.com

 

[10-12]

Thanks much, Bill.

Looks like I need to work some overtime to pay for those...Ouch!

I feel your pain. I like ohiobuckeye's site better. Actually, Numrich has been listing those grips as "sold out" for quite some time so I had given up. Thanks to ohiobuckeye we now know they are back in stock.

Good hunting.

Bill

 

[cgt4570]

The ones offered by Numrich (e.gunparts.com) are the closest copy to the later convex style smooth 1917 grips I have found, and they are pretty cheap at $36 a pair. I bought 10 pair and I've been working at checkering some of them in my spare time to resemble 1920s and 1930s styles. I'm hoping to eventually make myself a good copy of all the pre-war styles using them as a basis. They are nice walnut and fit pre-war frames very well. The ones I've seen on the auction sites for $60-65 don't fit as well and are finished all wrong.
Originals do turn up on Ebay and Gunbroker from time to time. If you know what to look for, I've seen (and bought) a few sets that were mistakenly described as WW2 Victory model grips. It takes a lot of practice to be able to recognize the difference of around 1/16" in a poor ebay picture.

 

[gjamison]

you want the best, get a hold of keith brown...