MY NEW REPLICA S+W PREWAR GRIPS

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Just got in yesterday my replica prewar S+W grips for my Stenbridge Indy gun.
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Anyone know what I need to darken them?
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Take a look at this thread a couple doors down. http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=46315
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You may want to google linseed oil; it's commonly used to protect wood on firearms. A few years ago, my brother bought an AK and wanted to darken the blonde furniture it came with. After a couple applications of linseed oil, it looked like a vet.

Hope this helps :TOH:
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Thanks I'll give that a try. :TOH:
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I've heard the linseed oil is great as well.

Alternatively, you could take a page out of the Michaelson school of distressing, and just go shooting with it for 500 days in a row, 22 hours a day or so, until the oil from your skin naturally darkens it in to a healthy walnut color.

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Very nice grips! Where did you find them? Who made them?
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They were made by Keith Brown. He makes the best handmade custom carved grips on the market.
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and how much do they run?
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And as a note from another S&W fan, they're called stocks, grips go on an auto!

Beautiful repo stocks, I must say!!!

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RaidersBash wrote:and how much do they run?
All I have to say about that is they are expensive. ;) They are not something you can get for $25. I would have gone vintage, but try finding them. This was the next BEST alternative.
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Yeah, they're pricey, but they sure are purdy! - nice pickup, sithspawn. :tup: Image
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interbak wrote:And as a note from another S&W fan, they're called stocks, grips go on an auto!

Beautiful repo stocks, I must say!!!

Brian
Hmmm...I don't know about that. I'd say that's some bad information. S&W's website lists their full collection of grips for both revolver and auto.
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Well, maybe it's an old term, the language tends to change to what is common usage. If you spend any time on the S&W forum you'll quickly see "stocks" is the preferred term for the S&W revolver crowd. I guess it's much like calling the crease in your hat a "bash", fully understood, but not correct in the industry.

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interbak wrote:Well, maybe it's an old term, the language tends to change to what is common usage. If you spend any time on the S&W forum you'll quickly see "stocks" is the preferred term for the S&W revolver crowd. I guess it's much like calling the crease in your hat a "bash", fully understood, but not correct in the industry.

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You know, I've never been afraid of eating crow, and I guess I'll have another helping. You know, the more you eat, the more you realize it tastes good - just like chicken! Bak, you were right. Sorry to call you out. Never heard that before. After a little searching, I've seen "stocks" thrown about quite a bit, and not on S&W forums either...

In my defense: S&W calls them grips and they make the revolver, so... :)
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