686 COMBAT GRIPS

[jct5588]

What do ya'll think of these grips? What type of wood would you say?

 

[Green Frog]

I'm on an I-Pad so I can't expand the image enough to see details. Looking inside, do they appear to be factory? If yes, I'm guessing rosewood, but that's just a stab in the dark.

Froggie

 

[H Richard]

Most probably Goncolo Alves (?Sp). Nice stocks!

 

[Redlegvzv]

It is obviously hard to tell for sure but that looks like the Hogue Pau Ferro grip. I found it to be harsh for .357 and accordingly I switched to the Hogue rubber grip:

 

[Nightowl]

I love the look of the Smith combat stocks, but they are too big for my small hands, so I use them for looks. They are almost assuredly Goncolo Alves, as I think that is all Smith was using for this style. I certainly am not a wood expert, but from what I have read, they are related to Rosewood and have a very wide range of looks.

 

[Pizza Bob]

Are those Thailand grips? If so then I believe that would be Burma Padauk wood.

Adios,

Pizza Bob