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Re: Checkered Pistol Grips?
« Reply #100 on: October 06, 2013, 06:46:51 AM »


Here is a checked not checked puzzle.   These are grips off of a second generation Colt that had been modified long ago for fast draw. The grips are numbered with last 3 numbers of serial of gun so pretty sure came from factory.  But did they come smooth or did someone remove the checkering?

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Re: Checkered Pistol Grips?
« Reply #101 on: October 06, 2013, 01:42:14 PM »
Right you are, Sir Chas. - with a small exception.  The Selleck grips have a "Private" stripe in the center.  (Private as in Military rank)

Johnny M's have the same large checkering that looks so cool.

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Re: Checkered Pistol Grips?
« Reply #102 on: October 06, 2013, 03:31:14 PM »
Thanks for the kind words Gents.

I did try to make this Pistol look like the one Tom Selleck used in the "Last stand at Saber River". It's one of my favorite Pistols and I keep it in a separate case. One of my winter projects will be making this style of grip for my 1873 SAA's.
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Re: Checkered Pistol Grips?
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Re: Checkered Pistol Grips?
« Reply #103 on: October 08, 2013, 08:33:35 AM »
VERY nice, Big John!
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Re: Checkered Pistol Grips?
« Reply #104 on: August 09, 2014, 06:59:32 PM »
Just put a set of black checkered polymer on my Taylor Cattleman which I ordered straight from Taylors. While I like the look of the wood ones that came on it, I found them kind of slippery.

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Re: Checkered Pistol Grips?
« Reply #105 on: July 29, 2017, 08:49:57 PM »
I shoot duelist and replaced the smooth rosewood Ruger grips with checkered horn on my vaqueros. I put patterned micartas on my Ruger birdsheads. I like checkered walnut on my colt and smith double actions and 1911s. I shoot them duelist too. Here's 2 nice uns.
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Re: Checkered Pistol Grips?
« Reply #106 on: January 24, 2018, 06:30:00 PM »


Winter project.  I just finished the second grip this afternoon on a pair of Mary's Uberti Cattleman revolvers.   I started with semi-inlaid grips from Taylor's. 

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Re: Checkered Pistol Grips?
« Reply #107 on: January 25, 2018, 10:00:50 AM »
All of my cap guns except for my Old Armies have checkered grips. Here is a picture of a few of them.  I have been checkering BPCR rifles and muzzleloaders for years so I tried it with the pistols. It makes a world of difference in holding onto them.


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