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Birds head grips

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Question for any Webley original or replica owners out there. Is it possible to replace regular webley mk grips with WG birds head grips? Asking for a friend…
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Here are the steps that Brian Helm on Facebook has taken to do just that. I have not tried these steps due to a lack of tools, but if you feel up for it, it seems like a nice modification.
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That link doesn't work for me. I assume it takes a fair amount of machining since the frames are not built the same.

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Sorry about that, these should work.
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Brian's end product.

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Thanks for posting the pictures. I’m impressed, I wouldn’t have thought a conversion would come out looking that good.

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This is fantastic, I’m definitely going to hit up Brian for some more info and do the same to a webley air pistol!
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Let us know how it goes.
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Very nice! :H:
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