Smith and wesson red mottled grips

loptos

June 28, 2011 12:45

Hello everyone!

I own SW top break .38 II. model revolver. it has red mottled grips but unfortunatelly they are both broken. Can you tell me who can repair it or where I can but the same grips (or repro)? I mean really red mottled, not black or so.

Thanks

Loptos

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  Hawk Carse

  June 28, 2011 16:18

  I looked on the S&W board for you and found that there are no repro red mottled grips readily available. One shop turned out a few but said the authentic colors were too hard to reproduce.
  
  You might could find some originals on the auction side, they are available but not cheap.

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  loptos

  June 29, 2011 05:15

  quote:Originally posted by Hawk Carse
  I looked on the S&W board for you and found that there are no repro red mottled grips readily available. One shop turned out a few but said the authentic colors were too hard to reproduce.
  
  You might could find some originals on the auction side, they are available but not cheap.
  
  
  Thank you very much for your effort. I appreciate that.

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  32 Magnum

  June 29, 2011 07:38

  Those are "FRANZITE" grips made by an aftermarket company. They seem to have been popular replacements back in the 1940s and '50s. Broken and warped seem to be a common condition in which they are found now-a-days.
  Do a Google search - you will find info and possibly pieces for sale.

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  yoshmyster

  June 29, 2011 08:43

  Get a regular grips for the gub abd get a rattle can of fleck paint [:D]. What was I looking at today that had nail polich that has the crackle effect. Slap that on and a few coats of poly and you're good to go.

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