[ColtShooter]

I inheirited an old M&P .38 from 1930 or so and I have been looking for some large, but older style grips. I had assumed that these took normal K-Frame grips, but I found a set of old Mustang's and they really don't fit (seems like the arch is different on the backstrap among other things).

Are Mustang's just "unusual" ?

What kind of grips should I be looking for, if not K Frame?

[Mike Irwin]

An M&P is a K-frame...

Are you trying to put round butt grips on a square butt gun?

[ColtShooter]

Nope, not trying to put square butt/round butt.

The Mustang's I have are an exposed backstrap design, and they taper from about flush at the top, to almost 1/4" of exposed backstrap at the bottom of the grip frame.

If the pre-model 10 M&P is truly a K frame, I have to assume that these grips are "special". I don't have any other K Frames around the house for comparison.

[Jim K]

AFAIK, Mike is correct. I have put new grips on old M&P's and even on Victory Models (yes, I know, but the customer is always right and money talks). There is usually some fitting required, but not that much. You don't say how you "found" the Mustang grips and I wonder if they might have been altered.

Jim

[ColtShooter]

These were an ebay purchase (not for much money).

They are walnut, and the only markings are "The Original Mustang Grip", several handwritten "K"'s, and a stamp on the right one that *might* be "O RG". Perhaps a Colt O Frame?

Pictures at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=3629313778

Not a big monetary loss, but I would be curious what they are really for so I could get them another home (my chisels are calling me).

[Mike Irwin]

It would be more helpful to see a picture of the other side of the grips.

[C.R.Sam]

I wonder if the seller was just assuming that they were K frame grips.

I have an assortment of 5,4 and 3 screw K frames and only two different grip frames amongst them. Round butt and square butt.

All the square butt ones will happily interchange grips.
Same with the round butt ones.

I also have a pair of really nice grips that don't fit anything. I thought they were for K frame when I got them. Oh well.

Sam

[BluesBear]

Perhaps a Colt O Frame?
The two most common Colt O frames handguns are...

The Government & Commander.

I don't think you'd confuse those with K frame grips, :D


They sure look like they have the S&W "hump" on the backstrap.
Are you sure they're not for a N frame?
Or perhaps an old Llama revolver?

[Hutch]

I bought a coupla sets of mustang grips, and they wouldn't fit, either. I keep 'em around, just in case I need to throw something in a fire.

[Jim K]

I seem to recall that among the "high quality precision German firearms" produced by Rohm Gesellschaft (RG) was a .38 Special that was sort of a copy of the S&W. I don't off hand know why Mustang would make a grip for it though, as the grip would cost as much as the gun.

Jim

[Standing Wolf]

Those don't look old to my eye.

I bought a set of "target" stocks for a Python at gunbroker.com a couple years ago for $35. The looked all right on screen, but didn't fit the gun very well, and were sloppily made. I have a hunch somebody in Russia or Eastern Europe is cranking them out by the millions.

[ColtShooter]

I agree they don't seem like much of a match for my Colt 1991.

On the inside they look like:

http://personal.palouse.net/jcork/jerry/mustang.jpg
-where #1 marks the grip screw, #2 marks the location for the "original" pin on the frame and #3 marks where the pin on the frame actualy is.

N Frame? I don't own any but it's sure possible.

I don't have any of the centerfire products by Roem, but I did inheirit a piece of history...

http://personal.palouse.net/jcork/jerry/rg23.jpg

The grips don't seem to fit, but they do really dress it up. I assume this is the "two-tone Olympic target model" in .22 . I would normally create a more elegant display with a knife of equal quality, but the white plastic confuses my scanner ...