My S&W mod 1905 arrived today

[EricandSuebee]

Well after working a very long day at work, got a nice call from the FFL saying my gun arrived today, this is my first time owning such a old model & year of manufactured gun, I usually have a habit of finding 1960's era firearms, but this one dates around the 1916-1918, I actually plan to send S&W to get it lettered because of how nice looking it is for it age. Can anyone tell me what the wood grips style is called? I want to find another pair for my model 10 in either the wood or hard rubber. I did notice when picking it up from the FFL, the trigger was a little sticky, where you would pull it back in SA and press the trigger, it would drop the hammer but the trigger would stick, but after getting it home and loading up some snap caps, it seems to no longer do that anymore, could be from sitting in the desk drawer from what the guy who bought it from the estate sale said the owner bought it and put it away without doing anything with it.

 

[DARE]

Your gun uses K frame square butt stocks. Your gun is a predecessor of the Model 10. The Model 10 uses the same stocks if it has a square butt. The particular stocks that are on your gun are called gold medallion diamond service stocks. They were phased out around 1920.
For the sticky trigger I would cock the gun and spray Gun Scrubber or a similar product into the action and cycle the action a few times. Then spray some lubricating oil in the same way.
Probably just gummed up inside from sitting a long time.

 

[wheelgun610]

At the time that gun was made, they were simply referred to as walnut 'stocks', and were made of Circassian walnut. There were both round and square butt M&Ps in production at that time, and the round butt guns were shipped with either walnut of hard rubber stocks. You'll typically see that style referred to as "service stocks" by most people on this forum. That term is mostly used to differentiate between that style and the "magna" style that first appeared in the mid 1930s. The medallions on your gun were only used from roughly the 1910-1920 time frame. During the '20s, there were no medallions used, then beginning around 1930, they began using silver colored medallions on all factory stocks.

 

[DWalt]

Some call the wooden grips used during the teens as "Deep Dish" because the S&W medallions of that period are deeply dished and are gold washed. Grips used throughout the 1920s had no medallions. Medallions used on grips from about 1930 onward were not deeply dished and were silver colored. Wooden grips used prior to about 1912 also did not have medallions. Your grips have the period correct deep dish gold medallions.

 

[EricandSuebee]

Thank you all for the replies, does anyone out there make reproductions of either the hard rubber grips or the walnut grips? I'm looking for similar style to go on my model 10, doesn't need to be medallions on the grip, just want the same size.

 

[wheelgun610]

... does anyone out there make reproductions of either the hard rubber grips or the walnut grips? I'm looking for similar style to go on my model 10...

Your best bet is probably to find a set of used ones in the condition range that would match your gun. Most of the reproduction grips that have been made over the years are of poor quality, and usually cost as much as a decent used set of factory grips.
The 'Want to Buy" section of this forum's classified section would be a good place to start looking. If you include the serial number of your gun, there's a good chance someone here has a set of the correct grips for your gun.

 

[EricandSuebee]

Your best bet is probably to find a set of used ones in the condition range that would match your gun. Most of the reproduction grips that have been made over the years are of poor quality, and usually cost as much as a decent used set of factory grips.
The 'Want to Buy" section of this forum's classified section would be a good place to start looking. If you include the serial number of your gun, there's a good chance someone here has a set of the correct grips for your gun.

So I would assume the new no lock classic model 10 that S&W recently released I could use a set of those grips on?

 

[wheelgun610]

So I would assume the new no lock classic model 10 that S&W recently released I could use a set of those grips on?

Assuming the grip frame dimensions are the same as the earlier square butt M&P/Model 10 series of guns, they should fit. I haven't yet heard of anyone using older grips on the new Model 10, but I don't visit the section of the forum where those new guns are discussed very often.