Who makes S&W wood grips?

[HAWKEYE10]

I was at a gun show today a vendor was selling grips.
He said they were made by the same people that made
S&W grips. These were wood grips. Who makes S&S wood
grips? Don

 

[luis]

The answer is a little tricky. Until 1990 Smith made their own grips. Sadly the company sold off all the equipment. Currently grips for Smith special models are made by Altamont of Illinois. The easiest way to tell if the grips are made by Altamont is to look on the back. The grips will have a code or letter combination routered into the back. Altamont is a good company.

Just be careful, some dealers have been importing grips from China and a couple of other places that use a very soft wood. Those grips do not last long.

 

[505Gibbs]

Kim Ahrends made some for a few Perf Center pieces.

 

[fyimo]

The answer is a little tricky. Until 1990 Smith made their own grips. Sadly the company sold off all the equipment. Currently grips for Smith special models are made by Altamont of Illinois. The easiest way to tell if the grips are made by Altamont is to look on the back. The grips will have a code or letter combination routered into the back. Altamont is a good company.

Just be careful, some dealers have been importing grips from China and a couple of other places that use a very soft wood. Those grips do not last long.

The new grips by Altamont are really nice grips with good looking wood and are priced reasonably. There is a guy selling the N frame diamond target presentation on Ebay for $46 and that's a steel.

Here's comparison image of some original S&W target grips and some Altamont N frame made diamond grips sold by S&W

A pair on a 25-2