S&W and Ahrend's

Nice collection!

I love my Smith & Wessons, but own no Ahrend grips. I discovered their grips just as they went out of business.

Never tried them but if I found some locally I would.

I have one pair of Ahrends grips, square-butt K. Recoil was unpleasant, with .357 ammo, more so than factory Magna-type grips, or Spegel boot grips, so the Ahrends grips live on my Model 17-4.

Beautiful grips, just not a best fit, for my hands.

In my opinion Kim Ahrends made some of the finest grips for S&W revolvers. Had some but foolishly sold them with the guns.

Combat Magnum and 25-5

Back in the mid-late 2000s I was into S&W revolvers in a big way and they usually had Ahrends grips on them.

Model 25-2


Model 10-10


Model 28-2

Ahrends on the top (627 Pro)

Herrets on the bottom (627 V-comp)
The Ahrens came with the V-comp, but the 4" Pro balances better with the Ahrends.

Am from Clarion Iowa where Ahrends grips were made and a friend of his daughter. He had a small shop right on main street, had no idea what he made there nor the reputation of his products. It's shame what the bank did to him.

I don't have any Ahrend's grips for my S&W revolvers but I do have a pair of his skip-line checkered grips for a 1911 I was building. Beautifully crafted from rosewood they were very well made and a bargain at any price.

I met Kim and Judy Ahrends at a few matches in Clarion, Iowa. As I remember he shot a custom Commander in a cross draw holster. Both were super-nice,
friendly people.

Here is my set on a Mtn. Revolver of 1989 .44 Mag. I've had then on for a long time. I also bought from Kim a dark Cocobol set of square grip finger groove grips for a 29-2 8 3/8" at the same time , those are buried in a safe in Calif. tho.


Here I found a picture of them on my 629 no dash when I first got them, I switched them to the 29-2 as it really helped that nose heavy beast !