Beretta 1957 model Jetfire 950T 22 short grips needed

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A Jetfire 950T 22 short was given to me today. It is a 1957 model that was pre-safety lever design. I am looking for a set of grips for it. I can find grips for the .25 and even the 22short, but all of them have the notch cut out fot the safety lever. Anyone know of a set without the notch that can be bought??
 

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Thanks for the link. The ones in the ad pictures look close, but not exact. I am not sure they will work. By what I am reading, my pistol is NOT the Minx model. No markings on it would indicate that. I may have to do more research. Any help is appreciated.
 
The ones in the ad pictures look close, but not exact. I am not sure they will work. By what I am reading, my pistol is NOT the Minx model. No markings on it would indicate that. I may have to do more research. Any help is appreciated.
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I thought all the .22 Short models were designated "Minx," but I could be wrong. Numrich shows the same part number for all the grips with safety cut-out, regardless of caliber. I would guess the same would be true of all the models without the safety cut-out. The .25 and .22 are all built on the same frame, so it would be logical, but again, I could be wrong.

The main differences I'm seeing between the auction grips and the ones on your gun are the graphics. The dimensions look the same to me, taking into account the slightly different angle of the photos. But I could be wrong ...
 
I cannot get home from work soon enough to participate in the auction. I have sent the seller an email in case he does not sell them today.

His grips actually say Minx on them. My grips do not which makes me nervous when spending money sight unseen etc.

I wish the heck I could find out what exactly the "T" model refers to on my pistol. I can read all day about the "B" and "BS" models, but nothing I read so far mentions the "T" model. I don't know what is different about it.
 
The frame of my pistol doesn't look blued. It is more like a polished finished or else it is just worn. Look at the picture showing the left side of the slide. Am I mistaken or isn't that a "t" The grips have a metal Beretta symbol on them where I see the Minx models have everything engraved in the plastic. I don't know. I wish I could find out more. Beretta was no help.
 
Look at the picture showing the left side of the slide. Am I mistaken or isn't that a "t"
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It does look like a lowercase "t", but it's hard to tell for sure. I'm also trying to figure out the word that comes before the "950." It looks like "Beav." And the fact that the caliber is written as ".22 corto" supports my theory that this isn't an export model, but was made for the Italian market.

The grips have a metal Beretta symbol on them where I see the Minx models have everything engraved in the plastic.
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All the models and variations I've seen don't have any medallion in the grip. That might be something that changed over time, or it might be a domestic vs. export difference. I don't know if you'll find an exact match, but you should be able to find grips that fit.

EDIT TO ADD: Score! That word isn't "Beav." It's "Brev."

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=462550
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=328863
http://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=9659005
http://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=10104003

If I were a betting man, I'd wager that all the Jetfire and Minx grips are interchangeable, except for the safety cut-out. I think those pistols were all built on the same frame.
 
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If I were a betting man, I'd wager that all the Jetfire and Minx grips are interchangeable, except for the safety cut-out.
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Thanks for your input. In general I would agree with you. However in my search on the web for such parts at numerich and midwestgunparts, there are grips that say for .25 only, or 22lr only etc.

The auction you posted provided me with other clues. That auction item contained pictures of the inside surface of the for sale grips. The reliefs and cuts on the inside are certainly different than my old grips.

Now my strategy is to find soeone who will remove the grips from their minx and take a photo of each side. The maybe I can compare and at least have a comfortable feeling when I buy grips that I have not been able to try for fit.

The 950T I was given is absolutely filthy. As I mentioned, the frame is not blued but it is stained with something like oil residue etc. I wish I could find a way to just let it sit in some sort of solvent bath for a week that would turn on the sonics periodically to help clean it.

It is certainly a project gun. I am not so sure now where it was actually a gift or curse of a money hole :)
 
In general I would agree with you. However in my search on the web for such parts at numerich and midwestgunparts, there are grips that say for .25 only, or 22lr only etc.
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I haven't looked on midwestgunparts, but on the Numrich site there are only two types of grips listed: Part #1288670 is plastic and Part #880580 is walnut. (They both have the safety cut-out.) The same part numbers are listed for both the .25 and the .22 Short. A .22LR would be a totally different pistol, being the Bobcat 21A, not the Jetfire/Minx 950.

That auction item contained pictures of the inside surface of the for sale grips. The reliefs and cuts on the inside are certainly different than my old grips.
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Dang! There goes my theory. You're on the right track to get a Minx owner to post the inside of their grips. I have a Jetfire in .25 with a manual safety, so mine wouldn't help you.

Good luck!
 
Update...

Turns out my 950 pistol is earlier than the B model. I was successful in acquiring 2 sets of aftermarket grips for it. They aren't the best of quality, but at least they fit and will allow the pistol to be used again. Tanks to all who read and answered my post.
 
I bought the grip set you (toivo) pointed out from Gunbroker. They did NOT fit. The fit issue was with the interior side of the grip reliefs not fitting into the frame holes correctly. I sent this same guy some pictures of my broken set. He looked further through his stock and found an old set like mine. I wll mail the original set he sent back on Tuesday.

The second set came from Vintage Grips. Vintage Grips was the only place where I found a set that matched a picture of mine on the internet. The quality kind of sucks, but my choices are limited in this case.

I noticed that some of the Minx and B/BS pistols are American made. My 950t has the Italian writing on one side and says "Made in Italy" on the other side. I don't know what differences are there. One of the packages that the grips came in said "950 JetFire Old Model" on the label.

The pistol seems to work again. I ordered two new slide recoil springs from Numrich. The old ones are warped a little. The old grips were broken and allowed the springs to bow out to the sides. I will let you know how it works out.

Thanks again for your help.
 
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