Ken does it again-beautiful grips for my 1926 .44

[Lee Barner]

Ken aka bigmtnman comes thru again. just got these antiqued elk stag grips for my 1931 .44 3rd model. perfect fit as they were made for a pre war frame. my hat is off to Ken again. enjoy. Lee

 

[Retired W4]

The elk looks perfect on that old war horse.

 

[lawandorder]

Looks good Lee.

 

[long colt frazier]

Perfection!

 

[fleabus101]

I was seriously looking at those when Ken put those up early on.
Glad you have them looking very swell on that neat early Smith.
I was thinking of them on my similar 38/44 4 inch Smith , also..
Great Looking Combination Lee !!

 

[Hawg Rider]

Ken aka bigmtnman comes thru again. just got these antiqued elk stag grips for my 1931 .44 3rd model. perfect fit as they were made for a pre war frame. my hat is off to Ken again. enjoy. Lee

Very nice stocks, and a great revolver! I've seen lots of great examples of Ken's work here on the Forum,and I'll be ordering a set from him soon. I'm also a fan of "antiqued" elk antler stocks on vintage revolvers, but in this case I did the antiquing myself. I was putting together this BBQ set, and wanted all the pieces to match and have an aged patina. This is a set of Pat Grashorn's stocks made for my .44 3rd Model (W&K)- I thought that they were too white to match the knife scales on my heirloom 120+ year old Cattaraugus pinned stag hunting knife. I also wanted the scales on this modern bowie knife to match. So I antiqued them...I think they turned out pretty nice! I still need to antique the deer antler buttons on my knife sheaths to complete the set. Enjoy!

 

[JH1951]

OP, thanks for sharing that..... they 'pair' very well!
Ken's work has shown us some nice vintage looks recently - all jobs well done.

As for putting on some 'age', I'm certain there are a boatload of techniques. Does anyone want to share some? I have had good luck with coffee and Guinness Stout (separately or together).

 

[mk70ss]

Outstanding! Just the right amount of honest wear and class