Need help identifying these grips

[MarkHayden]

At a local gun show today I bought the only nickel revolver in our small collection, a pre-Model 27 with a 6 1/2 inch barrel and a serial number suggesting a 1954 date. My question is about the grips. They are wooden, fit perfectly, and are really pretty. Can anyone identify the manufacturer of these grips? No identifying info on the grips themselves.

Thanks for your help. Mark

 

[s&wchad]

Nice find!

They look like John Hurst to me. Do they have radical palm swells?

See this thread (scroll down)...
Vintage Custom Grips by Gagne, Sanderson, Farrant, Hurst…

 

[MarkHayden]

Yes, they have palm swells. Thank you for your reply and attachment, swchad. I think you are right about their origin, John Hurst.

 

[BKLooney]

They look great

 

[Vtgw938]

OP:
John Hurst for sure. If you could post a pic of the backsides it would be appreciated.

 

[MarkHayden]

Here are a few more photos of the grips.

 

[s&wchad]

Here are a few more photos of the grips.

Yup, definitely Hurst from the LA school.

That wasn't a nice find, that was GREAT find!

 

[Vtgw938]

I don't see any signs of grease pencil, which he commonly used I believe. Of course it could have gotten removed. I don't think he made a lot of N frame stocks compared to K's.

 

[MarkHayden]

That’s it! Cancel the BOL for correct S&W grips; the John Hurst are keepers! Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge with me.

 

[Kansasgunner]

Nice revolver with very handsome stocks. Well done!