What types of grips are these? Really No ideas?

[dacoontz]

Doing a little research for a friend and wasn't sure what to tell him about these grips. I believe the ones on the right or some older bakelite grips but I wasn't sure on the two on the left. Herret's, G&H, Sandersons, or other? He did say something like they had the number "18" inside of them. The pair in the middle look a little modified to me. I don't know enough about these to distinguish them for myself. Any conservative price estimates? Thanks ladies and gents.

 

[Jack Flash]

I am no grips / stocks expert, but I did not want you to think your thread is being totally ignored.

You report a possible "18" marked on one set. Are there any other markings at all on those or any of the others? Pictures from other angles may help too. Does he know any of the provenance? (IE, "They were amongst old Uncle Harry's stuff when he passed away back in '68.") Does he have any idea what they came off of?

I do not doubt that someone here can just glance at the picture and tell you who made one or more of them. Let's hope this bump to the top piques that person's interest.

 

[ENGINE18]

I don't have a clue!

 

[mikepriwer]

I had looked at these when you posted them yesterday. At first they
looked home-made, particularly the two wood ones. I don't have any
idea about that third pair.

They are not Sandersons or Ropers, and I doubt they are Herritts.
I suspect that several members may have looked at them, and
perhaps, like me, just don't recognize them.

Mike Priwer

 

[lebomm]

The two on the left appear to me to be made for a single action, possibly the Ruger Blackhawk with those reliefs at the upper front corners, or possibly for the SAA, and modified for Ruger. The one on the right - no inkling. Sorry.

Larry

 

[Keith Brown]

I'll jump in with a guess that the two on the left are Herrett's, the thing on the right a couldn't even begin to guess, can you tell what it might fit. The two on the left look like what early silhouette shooters used on Super Blackhawks in the 70s. Not much help but I tried!

Keith

 

[dacoontz]

Thanks gents, especially Jack for the btt. I was starting to think people simply did not like me or something. Although, I figured it was simply that no one was quite sure what they were. Where's VM when you need him?
So the history behind these are that they were in my friend's fathers' gunshop when he passed away. My buddy is now trying to simply figure out what they are to put them out their for sale on fleebay or somewhere like that. He has them in another state so that is the only pic he sent me.
He described the set on the right as some kind of plastic but the two to the left as a wood of some kind.
Just as a side note, he has a few NIB S&W's that we're also left behind at his father's shop that he believes are at least 40 years old. I am still trying to get more details from him to see if I can get him to sell them here on the board, but in order to do that I think he would need a confident idea of value instead of using an auction site to figure that out.

 

[VM]

dacoontz - sorry I wasn't any help
I usually offer an opinion on factory, S&W original grips. I do not have any real knowledge on aftermarket or other (gun) brand grips.
Good luck with your search.

 

[dacoontz]

That was spooky, how did you know I mentioned your name?

Anyway, thanks either way. I appreciate the reply.

 

[Texas Roots]

I think the two on the left were made by Sile. Probably 30 years old at least.

 

[mikepriwer]

Here is a page from the Herretts catalog, showing a Ruger :

To me, this doesn't look like those grips.

I looked through the files of Herretts grips, Farrants, Sandersons,
Hogue, and others, and nothing looks close. I know that Farrant did
make stocks for Rugers, and his stocks did have extra wood on the
bottom, like the stocks under examination. But the checkering
pattern does not look the same.

Mike Priwer

 

[dacoontz]

I think the two on the left were made by Sile. Probably 30 years old at least.

Sile? I am not familiar with that brand. Interesting. Thanks.

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

I'm going to say that from what I can see in your pic, the ugly set on the right will fit some model of Dan Wesson. It looks like there is a square shaped hole down through the grip, and the forward top edge where it curls down looks like a set of Pach's that I have left over from a DW 745 that I owned for many years, and it does resemble their Compac grip shape. The cross screw through the grips is throwing me off, but maybe they fit a smaller DW like a 15 or something.

 

[VM]

That was spooky, how did you know I mentioned your name?

Anyway, thanks either way. I appreciate the reply.

It was even spookier for me when I read your post and just minutes earlier you had posted with my name.

 

[Texas Roots]

dacoontz, Also Jay Scott made some for Ruger SA's years ago that had a very similar checkering pattern to those on the left side of your picture.

 

[Texas Roots]

I just looked in my 1970 Shooters' Bible and there on page 493 is a picture of a Ruger Three Screw Blackhawk with what looks like those exact grips; same checkering pattern and oversize fit. Maybe your grips have a number inside. If so, the Jay Scott number for these grips is #324 for the Blackhawk, and #360 for the Super Blackhawk. Just a guess......

 

[dacoontz]

I just looked in my 1970 Shooters' Bible and there on page 493 is a picture of a Ruger Three Screw Blackhawk with what looks like those exact grips; same checkering pattern and oversize fit. Maybe your grips have a number inside. If so, the Jay Scott number for these grips is #324 for the Blackhawk, and #360 for the Super Blackhawk. Just a guess......

I am assuming we are talking about the ones on the left. Very cool, thanks TX Roots.

 

[moosedog]

The two pair on the left are for some type of single action and where made by Jay Scott or Sile.
The pair on the right appear to be home made.
Once you find out what they fit, the three of them may go for a little less than a C note.

 

[Buford57]

The two on the left have the profile of Jay Scott targets and the finish and checkering pattern of Siles. I have (or had) a pair of Jay Scotts for a single action that were marked 18. I don't recall which single action they fit.

 

[mikepriwer]

If you fellows would be so kind as to email a scanned picture(s)
of those Jay Scott stocks, I will add it to the album of after-market
stock makers.

Thanks, Mike Priwer [email protected]