New Grips For My Heavy Duty

[boykinlp]

Today I got some new grips for my 1936 Nickel .38-44 Heavy Duty. They are S&W Prewar N Frame Square Butt Elk Stag Magna Style Grips With 3/4 Bark And Silver Medallions - Made By Grashorn Gunworks. I can’t take pictures of Nickel guns for the life of me. But here are the poor pictures so you can get an idea of how they look.
Larry

 

[DARE]

Congrats! Color me green with envy.

 

[banjopkr]

Man that is flat sharp stags look great on nickel !!!!!!!!!

 

[Truckman]

Larry, those particular stags look great on that nickel gun......Ben

 

[boykinlp]

Congrats! Color me green with envy.

Man that is flat sharp stags look great on nickel !!!!!!!!!

Larry, those particular stags look great on that nickel gun......Ben

Thanks for the compliments, David, banjopkr, and Ben. The grips fit tightly, and follow the contour of the grip strap of my prewar gun perfectly. IIRC, since they are on a prewar revolver, they had to be made slightly longer. If I tried them on a postwar N frame revolver they would hang down a bit. I had to make sure I ordered the correct ones.
Larry

 

[afkirby]

Those look great! How long did it take you to receive them once you placed your order?

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I REALLY LIKE THOSE!

 

[Hawg Rider]

Very nice! Patrick does some great work with elk antlers. Years ago I bought this 1927 .44 HE 3rd Model (W&K Model of 1926) at a local gun show. The front sight and barrel rib were added and the revolver was re-nickeled sometime back in the day...but it came in a mahogany presentation case with a letter from Mr. Jinx so I bought it for a fair price. Soon after I asked Pat to make a set of elk antler stocks for me, and they fit beautifully. He's probably not happy with me, but I later "antiqued" those stocks to add some patina/age and match the knife scales for my BBQ rig. The pinned stag scales on that heirloom Cattaraugus hunting knife are 125 years old. Enjoy!

 

[bigmtnman]

Whooeeee !! Your HD is HOLY COW GORGEOUS with Patrick's grips !!

 

[boykinlp]

Those look great! How long did it take you to receive them once you placed your order?

afkirby, it was about 10 weeks, but when I ordered them I didn’t even ask about a timeline, and was expecting them when I got them. So, I can’t tell you if that is early, normal, or late for their delivery time. Your mileage may vary. I think they turned out great and am very pleased with how they look on the Heavy Duty. Thanks for your compliment.
Larry

 

[Jack Flash]

In the past, I've always thought that less bark is better, no bark is best.

Now I need to reevaluate that. I've never seen so much bark on a set of stags, yet those really look fantastic.

 

[RKmesa]

Beautiful gun and grips!!! Patrick does great work. I purchased this pair from him over 15 years ago. They are great and really accent this HP

 

[rct269]

So you can't take pictures of nickel guns, huh?

I'll tell you what! What you did take is not too shabby------and I reckon pretty much all of us have seen way more worse---and not a whole lot better!

Ralph Tremaine

 

[Truckman]

------and I reckon pretty much all of us have seen way more worse---

It sounds like Ralph has seen my poor attempts on my nickel guns...

Even after making the investment in a light box following Richard's example, mine will never be worthy of a magazine cover...I probably should have made the attempt at edjoomacating myself on basic photography skills first......Ben

 

[boykinlp]

Beautiful gun and grips!!! Patrick does great work. I purchased this pair from him over a 15 years ago. They are great and really accent this HP

Richard, thanks for the compliment. I definitely appreciate the compliments especially considering that I had the easy part. Obviously, Patrick did the hard part. He picked the Elk Stag to use, and made them perfectly to my specifications. He is a very talented craftsman and has been at it a long time. I purchased my first Elk grips, for a Colt SAA, from him around 20 years ago. I really wish I had the ability to create something like this! Having talented folks such as Patrick and Ken (bigmtnman) allows collectors/accumulators like myself to accentuate pieces that we have, bringing out their best.

So you can't take pictures of nickel guns, huh?

I'll tell you what! What you did take is not too shabby------and I reckon pretty much all of us have seen way more worse---and not a whole lot better!

Ralph Tremaine

Ralph, you are WAY too kind! I don’t use the needed equipment to take great pictures. Over the years, I could take pictures of blued guns (which is all I used to have) and be satisfied with the results, but when I picked up a few nickel guns, things changed dramatically! I would get ready to take a picture and see my orange shirt, the ceiling, or clouds in the gun’s reflection. I’d find myself moving around, just trying to find the perfect angle to not see the background or myself in the picture. If I am going to do it correctly, I will need to follow Ben’s lead and get a light box setup. Luckily, I don’t have many nickel guns. To be honest, neither my picture nor the revolver really matters because the Elk grips are the star of the show! Thanks so much to Patrick and Grashorn Gunworks!
Larry

 

[chiefdave]

I ordered a set of pre-war N frame grips from them mid May, hopefully they will arrive soon.

 

[JH1951]

Very nice! Patrick does some great work with elk antlers. Years ago I bought this 1927 .44 HE 3rd Model (W&K Model of 1926) at a local gun show. The front sight and barrel rib were added and the revolver was re-nickeled sometime back in the day...but it came in a mahogany presentation case with a letter from Mr. Jinx so I bought it for a fair price. Soon after I asked Pat to make a set of elk antler stocks for me, and they fit beautifully. He's probably not happy with me, but I later "antiqued" those stocks to add some patina/age and match the knife scales for my BBQ rig. The pinned stag scales on that heirloom Cattaraugus hunting knife are 125 years old. Enjoy!

I like the "age"! Any hints on "how to"?
I aged some bone grips for a 1911 using Guinness and coffee. They turned out well, but not as dark as these.

 

[Hawg Rider]

I like the "age"! Any hints on "how to"?
I aged some bone grips for a 1911 using Guinness and coffee. They turned out well, but not as dark as these.

Several applications of 50:50 water and RIT yellow or orange dye for the base color. You can use less water for a darker base color. Wipe on with cotton balls, let sit for a couple of minutes, wipe off. Let the base color dry for a few minutes. Follow up with dabbing on some Fiebing's Leather Dye (walnut) and immediately wiping off until you get the color you're looking for. Easy DIY project.

 

[boykinlp]

I ordered a set of pre-war N frame grips from them mid May, hopefully they will arrive soon.

Dave, I look forward to seeing your grips from them! Are they your first pair from them?
Larry