Mystery Grips! (Old K-Frame, marked K-22)

[Modified]

Been a while since I bought grips, this set has me kind of excited.

They seem to have some age. It appears that they shrunk over the years, the backstrap is exposed, but they were made for a K-frame. I am guessing the screw hardware fell out when they shrunk.

But as you can see in the picture...the replacement someone added before they sold it to me on ebay isn't quite done...

No matter. What really interests me is the work done on them. It has some very fine hand work. I'm well pleased at the $65 price point...

Anyone seen a set like these, or have any thoughts?

This lip reminds me of something... Gagne-ish. But everything else is wrong. Except for the bad, mealy, finish that he also liked. But no jig holes, and everything else is wrong.

Edit: Tried it on another gun, frame is still a bit proud at the back

But not as proud as the screw!

 

[Green Frog]

I’m pretty clueless, but they sure would look good on my K-22!
Froggie

 

[ruger 22]

They are beautiful!!

 

[gjamison]

Good looking pair of stocks!

 

[Mike in Reedley]

From King’s Gun shop would be my guess. Seems as though I’ve seen similar ones on King customs before.

 

[Vtgw938]

Anyone else not seeing the pics?? Never mind, shut my VPN off and they appeared.

 

[younggun22]

I will be no help here as to the manufacture but I’m a sucker for a nice set of vintage target stocks and those are pretty unique!

Nice find!

 

[paplinker]

Interesting grips.

I am always liking a grip that hugs the trigger guard closely.

Lots of guys back then that were very handy in the wood shop.

But.. I got a hang up on grips that the grip screw goes in on the right side. Drives me nuts. I guess its a S&W thing

 

[handejector]

Interesting. Seems odd that someone that skillful would use green wood!

 

[jeffrefrig]

"I got a hang up on grips that the grip screw goes in on the right side."
paplinker

Obviously, he didn't put the acorn nut on!
Those are very nice, but, I have to agree with Mr. handejector.
I'm always amazed at the skill set of some people and these stocks are fine examples on that set there. Can they be sanded down on the insides to mate up more smooth? Anyways, that was a good find for the money, IMO.

 

[starlord]

they look really grate. in the market for this how about you send me the link where you got this.

thanks.

 

[Modified]

they look really grate. in the market for this how about you send me the link where you got this.

thanks.

Ebay, old stocks like this don't come up often and you never know where they will pop up.

 

[Jim Watson]

Beats me. I have seen lots of old filler grips like that, with a crease to make it like a regular grip plus a separate T grip adapter.

 

[rct269]

I guess I'm alone in fussing about all that checkering obscuring beautiful
wood. Or---I'm for more wood and less checkering-----maybe none at all.

Ralph Tremaine

 

[mikepriwer]

Good morning Caleb -

I, like others here, have seen grips made in that style. We've always tried to guess who made them, thinking that they were made by some well-known grip-maker. In looking at this pair, it occurs to me that they were not made by a professional grip-maker, but rather by another someone unknown, who enjoyed making grips, for fun, and was good at checkering. I think there are several people like that.

It also occurs to me that the reference to K-22 probably means that the maker had a K-22, in addition to another K-frame or two. Prior to WW2, the factory always sanded the wood blanks to perfectly fit the frame. That sanding also took some steel off the grip frame, which is why grips for one gun will often not fit perfectly another gun. The maker probably realized this, and had to mark this pair as being for his K-22.

Regards, Mike

 

[paplinker]

Caleb

I wonder how they fit a post war gun?

I have a roper set that only post war grips fit well. They totally enclose the grip frame so the fit can be picky.

 

[Troystat]

Very nice, thanks for showing us.