Coke Bottle or Diamond Targets ?

[Smith &W]

I just won these on an auction site and could use a little expert advice on wheather these are Diamond Targets or cokes. Hope these two pics are enough to reach a verdict. Thanks for any help.

They are advertised as Diamond Targets but I am hoping I might get lucky.

 

[1Aspenhill]

Charlie,
they look like cokes to me. Hope this helps,
Bill

 

[s&wchad]

Cokes... no question.

 

[Smith &W]

Thanks bill, Sometimes its hard to tell.

 

[michael thornton]

LOOK LIKE TARGETS TO ME, I THINK THE CHECKERING WOULD GO LOWER ON THE COKES ? BUT ITS HARD TO TELL

 

[Marshal Tom]

Targets I believe.

Tom

 

[boykinlp]

Looks like Cokes to me. I hope you scored.

 

[kritter]

the broad checkering area along with the curvature of the border at the top would lead me to think they were "cokes"
not my photo but ..target ~vs~ coke

 

[bmg60]

cokes

hi
if you measure the dim. across the checking at the top of the grip.
a set of cokes measures 1.200 a set of diamond targets measures about
.900
I believe these are cokes.
jim fisher

 

[Smith &W]

When they arrive I will be able to compare them to grips I already have.

 

[cgt4570]

As 'Kritter's' picture clearly shows, those are Cokes. Notice how the checkering is wider and goes further down toward the bottom. Also quite a bit wider at the top around the medallion.

 

[fgn40]

Those are some very nice grips that you won!

As pretty much a newbie...this thread has
got me a little confused.
When I looked at the pictured I thought they
were diamond target checkered, but then
I saw the replies saying they were cokes!

I had not heard the coke description applied to
S&W grips prior to this.

I picked up a pair of K grips just yesterday
that I would describe as K checkered target (not diamond), but now I'm not so sure.

Can anyone clarify this...maybe show a coke
along with a target?

While I was typing this reply up...
the clarification was posted,
thanks for providing that

I'm attaching a pic of the Target grips that
I got yesterday, being an old woodworker,
I thought the graining on them was fantastic,
and it follows their general shape.

 

[s&wchad]

I picked up a pair of K grips just yesterday
that I would describe as K checkered target (not diamond), but now I'm not so sure. Can anyone clarify this...

Those are K frame target stocks, relieved for a speedloader, introduced somewhere in the early 1980's. Cokes are special N frame stocks (only N frame) supplied on the .44 Magnum and the Model 57 up to the mid-1960's.

 

[fgn40]

Those are K frame target stocks, relieved for a speedloader, introduced somewhere in the early 1980's. Cokes are special N frame stocks (only N frame) supplied on the .44 Magnum and the Model 57 up to the mid-1960's.

Thanks, Your sure correct on the date,
they are stamped 2/5/1985

 

[durco]

As we say way down south (with regard to the beverge): "Co-Cola".
Mike

 

[boykinlp]

Have you gotten them yet? What kind of deal did you get?

 

[Smith &W]

They were shipped yesterday. I should have them soon.

 

[29-1]

Cokes, no question. Nice ones too
Chuck

 

[Smith &W]

I recieved the grips in question today and was pleasently surprised to find out they were indeed a nice set of Cokes. I see the prices all over the board at the gunshows and auction sites usually from $300. to $500.. I was able to grab these for $230. which would be a little high for Diamond Targets, but a little low for Cokes.

 

[boykinlp]

Very nice. They will make what ever gun you put them on look superb. Great price too.