As in thread title.
Pics here.
A valuation, if it's worth anything, would be useful too, please. It has a small crack in the left hand segment, badly superglued.
Thanks!
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What would be very useful is a picture of the inside of the grips. The shape of the hole left for the pistol will say a lot about the type of gun it was.
It looks vaguely like a grip forthe walther GSP
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Sorry, not even vaguely
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I think that they are off a revolver of some type, maybe a Weihrauch or a Manhurine?
They are defiantly a set of grips for a revolver could be for a S&W.
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Look like KN (Karl Nill) match revolver grips. Available for numerous models/styles/ etc, a bit like Rink Grips.
Looks like a JDH GENT grip for a K frame Smith & Wesson , Dereck made grips for me in the 70's and 80's and they are a lot like these , I still have mine , won't sell them.
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Sorry I cannot identify the grips ( or who made them) for you either but as they are made in two halves and with a single screw fixing that should help narrow it down a bit as the profile of the pistol frame can be clearly seen, and maybe the suggestion that it was made to fit a revolver pistol type could be right as the thumb-down position would work well on a revolver.
The cut away above the thumb rest could also have been made to clear the cylinder release lever on a revolver.
Nill-Griffe grips are quite distinctive in their shape and style of stippling and they carry the Nill-Griffe stamp so I am fairly certain that these grips are not made by this German manufacturer.
Most established aftermarket grip makers emboss their name on the grip somewhere but this grip does not have any visible ID, but this could have been obliterated as the previous owner ( or owners) have made some "modifications" to the grip, but from the pictures these "improvements" have not been made in an area where a stamp would usually be found.
Last edited by zooma; 01-04-2015 at 07:24 AM.
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I think 50p would be quite a strong bid , but if we can find out what pistol it was made to fit and check the fit to the frame it could be repaired and made to look good again.
I have repaired broken grips like this by inserting some new wood to strengthen the repair and if the joints are made well (like in marquetry ) the finished joint can be very attractive.
By using the original 24 hour Araldite two part epoxy for small joints like this it achieves a very strong bond and when the repaired area is sanded back to the original profile any tiny imperfections in the joint are gap filled and become barely visible.
With a new oil finish and some nice ball-stippling it could be restored to be a very good looking grip.
The internal machining suggests that it was well made by somebody so it would be good to find out what it was made to fit.
Last edited by zooma; 01-04-2015 at 08:41 AM.
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Weihrauch Arminus perhaps?
Thanks gents. I did think revolver when I saw the curved profile of the inner cutouts.
Do the owners of revolvers tend to use conventional match grips like this? I haven't really seen any (eg.) Smith & Wessons kitted out for target work before! Then again, I've never actually been to a power-burner pistol range, so there's no particular reason why I would have.
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Almost certainly S&W K frame, probably K38, very popular for the centre fire match in the late 70's before the .32 wadcutters appeared. I had a set on my K38 during that period.
Maker, mmmm? Not so easy, could be Bowler, more likely Derek Gent.
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