Ahrends Grips declaring bankruptcy

[Spg007]

Ashame. I guess as more and more handguns are polymer framed the demand for custom wood grips will lessen. And revolver popularity lessening also.

 

[muddocktor]

Here's a couple of pair of Moradillo wood Ahrends I have on a couple of my guns.

My 627 Pro with some Retro Combat round to square conversions.


My 4" 28-2 wearing a set of square butt Retro Targets.

 

[dghuppert]

I’ve always liked them.

 

[nate-dogg]

I've posted this pic before but seems appropriate to post it again in this thread. Only 2 pair I have. Both N frame. Very comfortable. Too bad things turned out the way they did for the company.

 

[wproct]

So sorry about this.

It is a shame to see this happen.

 

[rich5674]

Top Gun Supply has a few

Just saw a few left. I found what I was looking for through GRIPSELLER on eBay and they were great to deal with.
I’m sorry for the Ahrends troubles. They made a excellent product at a fair price

 

[Irate45]

Always a sad day when a good business goes under.

24-3 converted to .45 Colt. Grips were made from rosewood I supplied. Johnson paste wax only, no top coat.


625-6 with walnut I supplied and finished with tung oil.


625-7 with maple I stained and finished with tung oil.

 

[rich5674]

Who are these grip makers?

That's really too bad for them, but in all sincerity, they're are a bunch of grips makers just as good and even better out there.

Ahrends has a combination of shape, fit, quality and price that was right for me. I also like Altamonts.
That said my 686 Stocking Dealer Special OEM grips were Ahrends In Cocobolo. When I asked for a set and even offered Kim the wood he refused because of legal problems with Cocobolo. I ended up with the grip in oil finished Moradillo, not a hardship
So who can I look to for similar grips in a similar price range? Some of the beautiful grips I see are way over my budget

 

[Tadeus67]

Most of my S&W revolver have Arhends grips on them. So sorry to hear about they are out of bussiness.

 

[03hemi]

Ahrends has a combination of shape, fit, quality and price that was right for me. I also like Altamonts.
That said my 686 Stocking Dealer Special OEM grips were Ahrends In Cocobolo. When I asked for a set and even offered Kim the wood he refused because of legal problems with Cocobolo. I ended up with the grip in oil finished Moradillo, not a hardship
So who can I look to for similar grips in a similar price range? Some of the beautiful grips I see are way over my budget

Google is your friend, they're tons of them out there without the notoriety.

 

[boykinlp]

75Vette,
What wood are these made from? Thanks.
Larry

 

[75Vette]

75Vette,
What wood are these made from? Thanks.
Larry

Larry, those are black stained maple.

 

[AManWearingAHat]

Damn Shame, his grips are fantastic. I hope the post bankruptcy grips will be kept to the same high standard, but I have an unfortunate feeling that that will probably not be the case :/

 

[kamloops67]

Have had a couple pairs of Ahrends grips
Really like the square butt finger groove on an N frame
Currently have a set of round butt finger groove N frame that are just a little too small for me.
great quality though .
Sorry to hear he had to quit , sad to see a great company fold up their tent

 

[Irate45]

These were on my used 625-6 Mountain Gun when I bought it.

Not sure of the wood. Might be moradillo.

 

[JDinAZ]

From the Ahrend's site.

Ahrends Grips : Home

"We will not be taking any new orders after 02/22/2020.

Many of you know that a few years back Miss Judy lost a 10 year battle with cancer. I guess the business got neglected to some extent during that time. The medical bills and business debt gave me little choice but to take bankruptcy.

It appeared for a time that it could be worked so I could keep the business going but thats not going to happen. Im looking forward to the future.

It has been a real joy for Judy and me to meet so many great people. I thank you for all the business you have given us. There are so many good memories. Judy handled the phone and made so many lasting friendships.

The bank tied up the programs and even my name. It appears they are going to continue the grip line. There wont be any one named Ahrends associated with these grips and we only hope they can continue the quality we offered."

Cheers, Kim

I just spoke with Kim personally after seeing this thread.
From reading sure sounds like he had a hornswaggle gone on. Kind of same thing ive been dealing with since mid January, because ive got moxy and never back down.

I offered Kim a free page on my site, a free URL i would buy and host on my site, to make him a new ZERO cost way to get his stocks and grips back out there. Im pretty creative so the name thing isnt a problem. If i have to I'll spin another entity off of Original Precision just to sell his new grips under that he would be making himself and that he wold get 100% of the money for i wold get ZERO for doing this stuff for him. I do not know from our somewhat lengthy conversation if he will get back into it even as a part time making them to relax and remember things while spending time with his family.

But he has all of my contact info and the offer stands as long as I am alive Kim.

Honorable folks must stick together.

side note - which is what spun me into an extra dimension of bent out of shape so bad when i saw Kims situation. as of the other day my mom of all people on the planet filed a protective order against me because of some strongly worded yet very lawfull emails i have sent her lately. which knowingly locked me out of my house i bought from her on a deal years ago when she moved into town then married him, my trade secrets are in that shop as well as intellectual property, it ghas been my r&d shop for years, not the production facility which is ITAR Regulated. unfortunately she misled the judge when she filed this bogus court doc, and now it is on my permanent record. oh well no problem i got this. this coming friday i have a court hearing against her to contest this Malicious Act, which i will tie into many other things in the process. once i drop the Exhibit(s) from my Discovery into Evidence, im sure this will get cleared up and most likely exponged. worst part is i intentionally interwove a whole bunch of other folks into those emails that she has now forced to be put on permanent record in a court. honorable is honorable, dishonorable is dishonorable, and doesn't matter that they cut me from her belly back in 1974 (or so im told) im gonna smoke her to.

 

[Bumpus13]

Very, very nice!

They look and feel great:

So happy with them, I ordered another set just like ‘em (except Retro Combat) for my 686+

The maples look dynamite on stainless.

 

[boykinlp]

Larry, those are black stained maple.

They look very nice! I was wondering if they were Ebony.
Larry

 

[skeezix]

Ahrends for Hi-Power

I have several sets of Ahrends grips on my revolvers and 1911s. Great products, and I'm sorry they won't be available any longer.

But did you know he used to make grips for the Browning Hi-Power? These came with a Hi-Power I bought a couple of years ago.

 

[boykinlp]

Here are my 2 newest pair. The first pair are Retro Combat N Frame Cordia grips. The second pair are Tactical Banana J Frame Goncalo Alves grips. I really like the looks of both pair, but the Tactical Banana J Frame grips are very slick. Hopefully not too slippery though. I do like having my pinkie on the grip.
Larry