Combat Revolver Grips

[Waldo-Jr]

Please see the enclosed photo.
You will notice two different types of finger groove combat grips from the 1980's. Both types are factory S&W Combat grips.

Are there different names for these two types of grips?

WHO actually made them for S&W?

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[Waldo-Jr]

Please see the enclosed photo.
You will notice two different types of finger groove combat grips from the 1980's. Both types are factory S&W Combat grips.

Are there different names for these two types of grips?

WHO actually made them for S&W?

[IMG:left] [/IMG]

 

[s&wchad]

I've seen the bottom type called Morado wood Combats. The top type are wider and have circle inserts and I think they came first. There's at least one more variation of the bottom type.

 

[Waldo-Jr]

"Morado" - - Is that a reference to the species of wood, or the style of grip?

Wood species, correct ? ?
Are there different names for these two styles of combat grips?

Again, Who actually manufactured these for S&W?

 

[Waldo-Jr]

Anyone?

 

[s&wchad]

Wood species, correct ? ?

Correct.
http://www.kensmithbasses.com/woodpages/morado.html

I've only heard them called Combats and Morado wood Combats (respectively). Feel free to name them if you like!

I assumed S&W made them, but that's a guess.

 

[ME109]

The wood on the 627-0 is Goncalo Alves. I like them better than Morado in terms of looks and contour.

 

[Waldo-Jr]

I have 10 revolvers with the Morado grips, and only the 1, with the Goncalo Alves.
So, guess which type I like the best.

Anyone got a set to spare? or Two?

 

[chevypilot]

that's a pretty dark looking wood for Goncalo Alves. Is it oil and hands and cleaning that does that? Here's a modern Goncalo alves:

 

[Alk8944]

Originally posted by chevypilot:
that's a pretty dark looking wood for Goncalo Alves. Is it oil and hands and cleaning that does that? Here's a modern Goncalo alves:

The first stocks above are a fairly well colored set of Goncalo. Yours are a particularly poorly colored set, the lightest I have ever seen, and hardly typical of the wood coloring normally seen. Even the above set isn't particularly good compared to the wood they could get in the 50s and 60s when S&W started using the Goncalo Alves.