Anyone like Stag and Jigged bone?
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I have a nice set of a vintage Ruger Bearcat that I need to post but I also have these:
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Hi Joe,
Jigged bone is usually cow leg bone. They are shaped then 'jigged' or grooved with a chisel like tool to replicate stag. The grooves are generally continuous lines since the random grooves of genuine stag are difficult to copy well. They are then dyed to simulate the dry blood and velvet remnants in the grooves and finally polished. The nicer ones have a flame briefly played over the surface before final polish to provide some amber coloring to the high points and cream color to the background.
I prefer good jigged bone to Elk antler.
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This statement has really been something I find I identify more and more with. I'm becoming a serious Jigged Bone addict.
I found this set on Ebay, and since the gun had terrible warped and broken plastic stocks on it when I bought it, I had put a set of what turned out to be too old (but overly nice) original colt walnut. They never quite did the gun justice. This set? Heavy as heck, extremely well made, almost a perfect fit. I couldn't be happier with them really.
Anyone get any fun jigged bone lately?
Wow, Sixgun,
That's a pretty special Colt and not just for the cool grips!
Do you have any provenance on the recipient (for his bravery)?
Or who gunsmithed the gun?
That's a pretty special Colt and not just for the cool grips!
Do you have any provenance on the recipient (for his bravery)?
Or who gunsmithed the gun?
OP
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All King work from what I can figure. The sights certainly are. I can't imagine the action and modification for .45ACp would have been someone else.
If Charlie Askins is enough of an authority on the subject, then yes I have provenance: Colt New Service - With Charles Askins History Letter
Dave T
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Well Jim, I'm sure a lot of people do but as near as I can tell very few stock makers are using it anymore. When an old pair crops up they go for premium prices so a lot of us who love the look and feel are stuck with something like Grashorn's elk antler stocks.
I have a set he hand fitted to the back strap and trigger guard of my Colt SAA and they fit and feel better than any original bone stocks I've seen.
You can turn your nose up at them if you like, and more power to you, but the stocks I've gotten from Grashorn are very nice and look good to.
YMMV,
Dave
Awesome gun and provenance!
As I said, just a "preference", can hardly turn my nose up at anything as well crafted as Grasshorn's.
Dave T
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You bet, peace brother!
OP
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Old stag grips, bringing people together over the internet, working through their differences into a state of perfect harmony.
Wee Hooker
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"Like" is such a dispassionate word. I LOVe stag grios on any steel handgun!
Here are a few pics I have handy on this machine. I have a ruger MK II and a mod 66 with stags that need a photo session.
Here are a few pics I have handy on this machine. I have a ruger MK II and a mod 66 with stags that need a photo session.
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Stag is my choice for all my shooters!
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S&WsRsweet
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I ordered a set of Patrick Grashorn grips for my old 32/20 HE and they look great and fit excellent plus they are good people to do business with thanks to the folks on the forum for recommending them .
Are all your pictured grips Sambar Stag? Looks that way to me. They are all very, very nice!!
Yeah, I like them as well. .38/44 from 1956 with Grashorn's.
Same gun with Driskill's.
And how about some round butt Grashorn's on a Model 19?
Same gun with Driskill's.
And how about some round butt Grashorn's on a Model 19?
jsfricks
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I recently purchased these Sambar stags grips. The outer portions of the grips have never been fitted to a gun, and they have a nice swell in the center of each grip that fills the hand nicely.
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