[hornadylnl]

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Here are the new grips I put on my taurus pt 1911. I guess you'd either love or hate them. I wasn't sure how well they'd look but I think they look nice on it.

[longhorngunman]

Sweet! The grips have a scale pattern it's the Taurus Raptor.:p

[GunNut]

Neat, are they actual snake skin over a wood grip?

Steve

[Walkalong]

Creepy, and I like snakes.

[hornadylnl]

It's real diamondback snakeskin on plastic grips. I got them off of ebay.
Here is a link to another set he is selling. So far, the skin seems like it will be pretty durable. Obviously you have to treat these with a little care. If you were to put these on a carry gun, I think you would lose quite a few scales over time. I lost one scale while putting them on and you can't really tell it. He does regular or ambidextrous also. They are a good bit wider than the stock taurus grips that were on it. I think they would have been considered a slim grip. The snakeskin gives a pretty good grip.

http://cgi.ebay.com/DIAMONDBACK-RATTLESNAKE-COLT-1911-GRIPS-and-CLONES_W0QQitemZ320069773898QQihZ011QQcategoryZ39425QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Navy87Guy]

I think they're cool! I'm always amazed at how much just changing the grips can change the look and feel of a gun so completely. It almost makes me understand why my wife needs so many purses! I could probably turn into a serious grip-a-holic if I wasn't careful. Right now I have three sets of grips for my RIA 1911 - with another one on the way. Each set gives the gun a completely different look. It's certainly cheaper than owning 4 more guns!

Jim

[mzwosta943]

Got the same rattler grips on my PT1911 limited edition. :)