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Officers Model Handgun Grips
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Hello, I´m Anibal Perales and I am from Mexico.
I was wondering if any of you can help me. I have a Colt Officers Model revolver in .38 spl. caliber and I wasn´t able to find Handgun Grip for it.
Does any body know where can I find Handgun Grips for my revolver?
If any body can help me I´d be thankful
Anibal
PS: Plase forgive my bad English.
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11-30-2004, 07:05 PM #2
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Posts: 2,123 Most any grip that will fit the following Colt revolvers will fit your Officer's Model:
The Python.
The Official Police.
The Trooper (NOT the later Trooper Mark III).
The 357 Model.
Any of the Officer's Models.
All these Colt revolvers were built on Colt's mid-frame, known as the E&I frames.
Handgun Grips are interchangeable.
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11-30-2004, 07:32 PM #3
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Thanks Dfariswheel.
I Thought that way, and I tried a Python Handgun Grips, but even if the Handgun Grips matches whit the but of the revolver, there is a piece of metal that doesn´t let me put the screw through the Handgun Grips.
I mean the Handgun Grip match but the screw does not.
And I want to get a actual Officers model Handgun Grip, but I don´t know where to buy them.
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11-30-2004, 08:27 PM #4
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Posts: 5,554 I've got an Officer's Model Match heavy barrel 6" that I put some Trooper Handgun Grips on. They're big squarebutt Pachmayers and are enormous. Nonetheless, my hand is huge as well, and it shoots very well for me. This is probably the most accurate handgun that I have, including my Gold Cup, Buckmark, and Kimber.
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11-30-2004, 09:50 PM #5
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11-30-2004, 11:07 PM #6
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12-01-2004, 01:37 PM #7
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First you have to know how old your Officer's Model is.
If it was made before World War 2 it used the "service" style Handgun Grips. These are the "skinny" Handgun Grips that do not cover the front or bottom of the Handgun Grips like Colt target Handgun Grips do.
These Handgun Grips would be fully checkered, and would have silver Colt medallions.
Post war target type Handgun Grips came in at least three different styles.
These all look very similar, but there are differences that are appropriate to when the gun was made.
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12-01-2004, 07:10 PM #8
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Thanks everyone for the warm wellcomed. Thanks everyone too for the tips and the sites you advice me to visit.
How can I know my how old my Officers Model is?.
I think the Handgun Grips must be the skiny ones, I don´t know because when I bought it. It doesn,t have the actual ones.
It had some cheap plastic ones that don´t fit the butt well.
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12-02-2004, 04:09 PM #9
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Posts: 2,123 Give a serial number, dropping the last few numbers. Like this: 123XXX.
With this, we can tell you a production date, and what type of Handgun Grips were original.
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12-04-2004, 11:43 AM #10
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Posts: 61 The serial numeber is 6163XX.
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12-04-2004, 01:41 PM #11
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Posts: 2,123 As far as I can tell your Officer's Model was made in 1950-1951.
This was a transition period for Colt, and the Officer's Model, Officer's Model Special, and Officer's Model Match were all being made about the same time.
Serial number info is confusing, so we need more info:
EXACTLY what model do you have. Check the barrel markings for the model name.
Also re-check the serial number, since 6163XX is one too many numbers. The Officers Models ran a max of 5 numbers in the serial during that era.
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12-04-2004, 10:30 PM #12
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Posts: 61 Hello again.
Here are all the signs in my revolver:
In the left side of the barrel is written:
"OFFICERS MODEL 38"
"HEAVY BARREL"
Inside the yoke:
"6163xx"
"X"
On the top of barrel:
"COLTS PTFAMFG CO HARTFORD CT USA"
"PAT D AUG 5 1884 JULY 4 1905 OCT 5 1926"
I´m sure inside the yoke there are six numbers (6163xx) and the letter X below.
I hope it ´ll be useful to idetify the year of production.
Anibal
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Posts: 2,123 Again, the Colt serial numbers can be confusing.
The closest I can come is either the Officer's Model Special made in 1950, or a version made in 1939.
The numbers for 1939 started at #629000, and ended around #641000.
The serials for the 1950 model started that year at #60300, and ended that year around #783000.
A description or picture of the front and rear sights would help identify exactly what model you have.
However, from the sound of it, the Handgun Grips your gun should have, are the "service" type Handgun Grips, only with Silver medallions.
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Posts: 61 The lenguage is a dificulty for me to make a good description, but the sights of my revolver are like this:
http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976499062.htm
If the Handgun Grips you showed are the ones I need, Where can I buy them?
Anibal.
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Posts: 2,123 That's a 1930's model.
The Handgun Grips you need are the same as in the picture: Made of American walnut, fully checkered, with Silver Colt medallions.
The best place to find these older Colt Handgun Grips is on Ebay. These turn up fairly often.
http://pages.ebay.com/mainc1.html?ss...me=VisitorPage
You can buy a pair with Gold medallions, and replace them with a set of Silver.
You can also ask on the "Buy-Sell" area of the Colt forum. Likely someone will have a set to sell:
http://www.unitedforums.com/cgi-bin/...i?action=intro
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Posts: 61 Thank you Dfariswheel. You have been very kind and helpful.
I will try in the two pages you advice me.
Saludos
Anibal.
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I finally did it.
I finilly can put the Python Handgun Grips on my revolver Officers Model.
I polished the piece of metal wich didn´t let me put the screw through the Handgun Grips, and now there´s enough space for the screw.
The Python Handgun Grips match the Officers butt perfectly.
Thanks anyway to all of you for your help.
Anibal.
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