New shoes for my 10-6, or how to make a silk purse out of Thai grips

[drumminor2nd]

I picked up a set of grips from Thailand a few years ago, but I hated the flat-out orange color of them. They were a good size for my hands, though.

After sitting in a parts drawer for years, I finally got around to refinishing them. After stripping (Citri-strip and a metal scraper) off the finish and the red-orange stain on them (that was an exciting discovery!), I hit them with some dark walnut Danish oil and a few coats of Tru-Oil.

Turns out with a little bit of work you can make some nice looking grips out of these things! Still a little lighter than I'd hoped, but I'm very happy.

First pic is the grips on my late '70s factory-refinished 10-6, the second is next to a 27 with eBay-bought 1970s-era goncalo alves (left) and the numbered walnuts on my K-22 Masterpiece (right). Much shinier and very pretty, especially with that knot on the back -- it's the best pic to show how nice they really are now that they've been finished "properly".

 

[Ameshawki]

I've got two or three sets of those Thai grips. They're really quite nice.

 

[bigmtnman]

What's the matter with orange ? .... Good job on your Thai grips !

 

[AzShooter]

Those are great looking grips. I may have to try a set.

 

[boykinlp]

Nice Grain!!
Larry

 

[JohnRippert]

Orange? not so much. But these flame RB smooth targets? Mo' betta.

When I first got these Herretts I was not too enamored with the orange tint to them.

Tossed them into my grip box for several years and when I got them back out they had oxidized nicely into a more chocolate color. They are cocobolo.

 

[Green Frog]

I ordered (from 2 different Thai vendors on eBay) a pair of SB K frame grips and RB J frame grips. I just watched the listings until the darkest (rosewood? ebony?) ones I could find. I really like that dk brown to black in contrast to the stainless revolvers they're on. Like the OP, I can't stir up any enthusiasm for orange grips!

Froggie