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md1634
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  • Spartacus
    plastic/resin grips
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  • Zinderbloc
    A big mistake.
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  • Spartacus
    quote:A big mistake.

    Uhhh, not if you want the correct grips for any number of 1950-60's era colts.
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  • ATF
    They don't look like a "Big Mistake" to me.[^]


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  • beantownshootah
    quote:Originally posted by ATF
    They don't look like a "Big Mistake" to me.[^]


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    How dare you insert a Smith medallion into the triggerguard of a Colt firearm! (Insert favorite inappropriate sexual metaphor here)!

    Anyway, to answer the question "Coltwood" is somewhat akin to "Grape nuts" (which doesn't contain grapes or nuts).

    Its a synthetic wood-colored compound that Colt used for grips in the late 40s though the 50s and beyond. The earlier ones were solid phenolic resin, and the later ones were injection-molded hollow plastic.

    In my opinion, these grips are "classic" only in the sense that they are period-correct for some old Colts, and there isn't really all that much else to recommend them.

    "Franzite" is another period-correct aftermarket hollow plastic grip brand whose name is significantly more interesting than the actual product.
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  • He Dog
    I have Huntsman with wood, phenolic and coltwood grips. The coltwood grips all have very nice thumbrests. One handles as well as the other and all have been durable. Whether one considers them attractive is another question. To me they look "right" because I have been shooting with them for 50+ years.
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