Like a lot of the Forum members I collect grips as well as guns. My passion is for stag and jigged bone, that's not to say that I don't have ivory and mother of pearl . Of course, I have bought guns just to acquire the grips and they become the gateway to finding a "right smith" that they fit. Color and the geometry of the shading plus the skill demonstrated in the craftsman who carved them are important points. I sometimes play with new grips in an attempt to enhance the appearance. Recently I acquired a new set from Forum member BigMountainMan and enjoyed the fit and finish of his work. I got to thinking (dangerous event) while looking at the bottom of the grips I saw the usual porous structure of microdots where blood channels supported antler growth. I wanted a stain that would highlight the structure of the base material and decided that it was designed to transport blood. The new grips were stained with blood over a period of two weeks rubbing it gently over the entire surface and sun dried. The grips were cleaned with alcohol prior to this treatment. After sun drying they were coated (2) with Renaissance Wax and polished. I chose one of my favorite "project guns", a post war 38-44 that came from a police supply house that had a bad 4" barrel. to display the grips. Lower grips showed for comparison.
New Grips for an Old Gun
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Nice work.
Those grips appear to be genuine stag antler. The coloring in the bark usually seen on unworn grips is remnants and coloring of the dried velvet and blood that the animal is unable to remove from the bark grooves by scraping their antlers on tree bark.
Furniture touch-up pens from the hardware store come in many shades of reddish brown and make a good permanent source of coloring to restore the original coloring in the bark grooves.
Those grips appear to be genuine stag antler. The coloring in the bark usually seen on unworn grips is remnants and coloring of the dried velvet and blood that the animal is unable to remove from the bark grooves by scraping their antlers on tree bark.
Furniture touch-up pens from the hardware store come in many shades of reddish brown and make a good permanent source of coloring to restore the original coloring in the bark grooves.
kobsw
Member
Nothing raises the heart rate more than finding one of those freshly horned trees, and imagining just how big the offender was.
Cleandean
Member
Nice fit and the contour is more aesthetically pleasing on the new textured Stag stocks. Congrats, delta-419 .
