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Cylinder
& Slide 1911 Grips
By:
Charles E. Petty
In the GUNNY SACK part of the November/December
2004 issue of American Handgunner
While there's absolutely no
shortage of replacement grips for 1911-style
pistols, real originals are scarce and dear. I
know these things because I have a pretty decent
U.S. Army issue gun made by Colt in 1918. It's not
a super-rare collector's item and since it wears the
"AA" (Augusta Arsenal) rebuild marks,
there's no telling whether any of the parts I have
were actually together when it left the Colt
factory so long ago. They probably weren't. And
that doesn't really matter too much because it's
still a good example of a World War I issue
pistol.
One of the flaws were the
grips which, while they were right for the period,
obviously had a hard life. So, when i ran into
Bill Laughridge of Cylinder & Slide at the
SHOT Show, I was happy to see a pair of
reproduction 1911 grips faithfully copied from his
1913 issue pistol.
They are made from American
Black Walnut, sharply-checkered in the correct
diamond pattern and finished with linseed oil.
They really upgraded my old gun. Actually, they'd
be cool on a new one, too.
For information, contact
Cylinder & Slide Inc., 245 East 4th St.,
Fremont, NE 68025, (402) 721-4277,
www.cylinder-slide.com.
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