Roper Grip Serial Numbers

[rbergs]

Good Evening Ladies and Gentleman

Can anyone tell me if all Roper grips were marked with serial numbers?

Thanks in Advance

 

[George_in_SD]

Some were marked with serial numbers lightly burnished in with a small pin though most are without numbers

 

[bruce5781]

I only have two sets. Neither has numbers.

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[rbergs]

Thanks guys...neither of mine have numbers but one has the caliber scratched in.

 

[lestert357]

All 4 sets I have owned (N frame) had the number 44 scratched inside on both grips which I assumed to be frame size (could have been caliber I guess). 3 sets had a date scratched inside - something like "8-24-37", and 1 set just has the number 13 scratched inside which I was not able to correlate with anything. There were no other numbers or markings.

 

[skilled]

The short answer is NO

 

[tomdrpm]

Here is a set that is marked. Were they made in 1949 or was the 44 frame serial #49191?

 

[paplinker]

Here are a couple more 491xx

 

[Dave from Pa]

The pair I have are not marked.

 

[rct269]

I have two pair. One pair is marked 916 on each panel. The other pair is marked 1064 on each panel. I choose to believe these are order numbers/customer numbers. I choose to believe any/all grips without a number (of 1,2,3,4, possibly 5 digits) on each panel are those produced before they started to number them. I choose to believe any frame size markings were placed there by an owner. I choose to believe any brand marking (S&W, Colt, etc.) were placed there by an owner.

Bottom line of what I choose to believe is I choose to believe any markings which would likely prove to be helpful in the operation of a grip making business were placed there by the folks in the grip making business---and any other markings were placed there by somebody else.

As an aside I believe I can prove to pretty much anyone's satisfaction any caliber markings were placed there by an owner-----prove it with Roper's own words (from his writings) where he essentially ridicules the consideration of caliber in the design of grips.

Time to eat------------

Ralph Tremaine

 

[410bore]

Interesting that tomdrpm's set and the second set that paplinker posted (those were actually once in my possession) are only a couple digits away


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[wheelgun610]

I have a set marked 48XXX=38 that are for a K frame. Not much detective work necessary to figure that they were originally made to fit a K-38 in that serial range. I also happen to have a K-38 in the K 48000's, but not the same as the number on those stocks.

Mark