Pics of Ahrends on a Blued K Frame?

[kbm6893]

Anybody have a pic of Ahrends grips on a blued K frame, especially a fixed sighted heavy barrel? The Pachmayr's on my minty 13 feel great, but such a nice gun needs wood, but the Magna's that came with the gun don't look or feel right to me.

 

[texagun]

 

[kbm6893]

WOW! Which ones are those?

 

[Imaposer]

Not mine, but they are retro combats, in either a square butt or a round to square conversion grip style. Not sure if they are cocobolo or moradillo.

 

[Hapworth]

Also not mine, but here you go. These are Ahrends Tactical Grips in cocobolo. I've used both the tacticals (with finger grooves) and the retro combats; both are great, and each hand is unique, but I think the tacticals are the shooter's choice.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-re...80-grip-suggestions-please.html#post135412627

http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-re...at-kind-grips-should-i-put.html#post136080338

 

[chuck8388]

Those are Cocobolo.

 

[Cruiser1]

Ahrends retro round butt concealed carry, moradillo on a 19-3 blue and 19-4 nickel.

 

[birdshooter]

Here's my Retro Combat on my 18. I requested the cocobolo to be dark.

 

[PH-2]

KBM,

Here ya go:

13 dash 3 with Ahrends retro banana stocks in oil finished maple.

Mike

 

[Black_Sheep]

3" Model 10-8 w/ Retro Banannas

4" Model 10-6 w/ Retro Combat

 

[smitty_bs]

Fiddleback maple smooth boots with hand-rubbed oil finish on a 13-3.

Cocobolo smooth boots with hand-rubbed oil finish on a 13-4.

Cocobolo smooth tacticals with hand-rubbed oil finish on a 19-4.

 

[kbm6893]

3" Model 10-8 w/ Retro Banannas

4" Model 10-6 w/ Retro Combat

The retro combats look perfect, and the color is perfect too.

 

[texagun]

WOW! Which ones are those?

The ones in my post are Retro Combats in RB to SB conversion. That is a Round Butt Model 15.

 

[cgpd2515]

My 19-5 with Smooth Tacticals.

 

[smitty_bs]

cgpd, what kind of finish on that M19-5 is that?

 

[Black_Sheep]

The retro combats look perfect, and the color is perfect too.

In case you are wondering, they are oil finished Moradillo, the banannas are also Moradillo

 

[cgpd2515]

To be honest. I'm not 100% sure. My serial number is close to the Dept if State guns and I think they were matte finished.

I just bought it about a month ago. It's hard to tell if its an aftermarket parkerizing ( or ceracote type finish ) or if its original.

The lettering seems nice and crisp, which to me, implies an original finish.

 

[Hapworth]

To be honest. I'm not 100% sure. My serial number is close to the Dept if State guns and I think they were matte finished.

I just bought it about a month ago. It's hard to tell if its an aftermarket parkerizing ( or ceracote type finish ) or if its original.

The lettering seems nice and crisp, which to me, implies an original finish.

Wasn't there a special run of Secret Service M19s with that finish?

 

[cgpd2515]

I think Secret Service used 19s as well. But from what I read. The Dept of State Diplomatic details used the matte finish 19-5s

Could be wrong.