Looking for screen accurate 1917 S&W Grips

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Looking for screen accurate 1917 S&W Grips

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I am looking for a pair of grips for my 1917 S&W, that are screen accurate. I would like orginals, but repros would do if they are of good quality. I thought someone here might have a pair for sale, or know where I could find them. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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eBay is about your best bet for finding a set of these grips, or has been to date. Regards. Michaelson
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I'm no gun expert here, but came acrosss this site today. Is it possible that something on
here might be made suitable for the HE2 or similar ?

Also for the Daisy Powerline 44 CO2 pistol that Al was after a while back ?

Any gun experts ?

http://www.hogueinc.com/getgrip/merchan ... =22&step=2

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Not sure if this is actually helping anyone, but I am so impressed with the craftsmanship
on some of these. Here is another link, and this guy includes the medallion in his S&W
grips, but I guess you have to pay for custom work...

http://www.inventorscolony.com/collinsc ... ry.asp?S=1

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Hogues are great. I have them on my 'carry' gun, and like them better than Pachmeyers, but they're made of steel lined rubber. Screen accurate would be checkered walnut with the Smith medallian. Regards. Michaelson
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NOW you're talking. :tup: Regards. Michaelson
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Thanks for the help guys. I think I'll order a pair.
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TCS wrote:Thanks for the help guys. I think I'll order a pair.
Cool TCS,

Be sure to let us know, and of course include any piccies :)

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You know, if someone had some good wood working skills, there could be a market for S&W reproduction grips.
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About those Collins Craft grips... they're not screen-accurate. The Indy grips are round-tops.

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SJ,

Those piccies are real useful.

I wonder if Collin's Craft will do as they say - 'Custom grips'.....

Their present offering may not need a huge ammount of work to fix-up the top of the grip?

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Don't forget that the 1917 HE is an N frame if you order. However, looking at their pic of the grips that they claim are for the N frame, they are way off. Don't even look like they would fit. Definitely not screen accurate if that is what you are after. I will be able to produce shortly, the black N frame grips in a hard plastic. I can also do repros of the wood grips but they will not actually be wood. I will post some pics when we get them done. You may not be able to tell the difference from wood! :wink:
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This S&W frame style thang has me running in circles at times, so I manged to find this
really useful piccie that might help a few others:

<img src="http://www.lost-ark.net/images/sandwframes.jpg">

EDIT: Image resized to forum regs. If anyone would like the larger/clearer version go here:
http://www.armchairgunshow.com/images/11framesizes.jpg

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That's a great graphic. Good find.
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I contacted Collins Craft about making a set of Indy grips and he e-malied back saying that he could not. He also stated that the grips he has for the N frame will not fit the 1917. So, I am still open to suggestions.
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Back to my original answer above, I suppose. :? Regards. Michaelson
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Post by Scandinavia Jones »

@bowjunkie35 -

will you be able to make grips in actual phenolic resin (Bakelite)? If so, the Bapty-aficionados would cheer - I understand vintage Bakelite grips are even harder to come by than the wooden ones...
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