Grip medallions............

[Bob Wright]

I am opposed to having those advertising logos on my custom grips. Am I the only one who objects to these medallions?

I reckon it goes back to those early Colts, with their plain, smooth walnut grips, such as those on the old Dragoons, Army and Navy models with their one piece grips. But I just never took a liking to grip medallions. Much prefer something like these:










Bob Wright

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Well Bob,
If the grips don't have the Medallion how you gona know who made the gun???

 

[contender]

Everybody has preferences. To my eyes,,, some guns look better with medallions, while others do not.

 

[Sagebrush Burns]

No medallions for me.

 

[Colonel Daddy]

I like medallions only if I'm using factory grips. Custom grips.........no!

 

[win1894s]

I like medallions only if I'm using factory grips. Custom grips.........no!

Same here

 

[Kevin]

I think the first set of custom grips I bought has medallions on them, but none since. I started to really like the grips without them.

 

[mike campbell]

I like em both ways. I like the visual appeal of a medallion, just don't care for $20 worth of plastic or pot metal inlaid in a set of custom grips worth hundreds of dollars.

About 40 years ago, when I made my first set for SBH, I used a couple of 3-cent nickels from the 1860's as medallions, heads one side and tails on the other. I still have a pair of those coins and may actually do it again.

 

[arfmel]

I like OEM medallions. Grips look nekkid without them, to me.

 

[Fox Mike]

I can see not using them on stag grips, They are too darn expensive to bore holes in. I have made some grips and put OEM medallions in them. But I have other grips that I paid good $$ for that will not have them installed. Personal preferences I guess.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

Your guns . . . your money . . . your choice.

 

[eveled]

I agree with Bob. No medallions for me thanks.

 

[wizofwas]

I like medallions only if I'm using factory grips. Custom grips.........no!

I tend to feel this way too. ^^^^^

 

[caryc]

Bob,

You're not alone, I think probably 75% of the grips I've sold had no medallions.

 

[Paul B]

At least on single actions I prefer once piece grips, no medallions and no screw holes. 8) Anything else I'll accept screws.
Paul B.

 

[pete44ru]

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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"........... :roll:


Unless a grip looks "busy" with fancy grain or full stags, I like the balanced effect a medallion gives plainer grips.

While I like the Ruger medallions, I don't care for grip medallions that look washed-out, because there's no contrasts in the medallion, or look subjectively tacky/cheap.

I've used Indian Head US Pennies, other small coins (1/2" dia), and pieces of jewelry (men's cuff links heads, men's scrimshaw tie clip heads, women's earrings, etc) as medallions.

.

 

[BlkHawk73]

Nope, I gotta have medallions. Just looks too plain without them to me.

 

[Colonel Daddy]

I like em both ways. I like the visual appeal of a medallion, just don't care for $20 worth of plastic or pot metal inlaid in a set of custom grips worth hundreds of dollars.

About 40 years ago, when I made my first set for SBH, I used a couple of 3-cent nickels from the 1860's as medallions, heads one side and tails on the other. I still have a pair of those coins and may actually do it again.

I too have some 3-cent nickels......and trimes. Perhaps if I were rebuilding some old 1st Gen Colt SAA's I would consider using them as medallions!

 

[buckeyeshooter]

Just the opposite, I want medallions on the grips.

 

[caryc]

OK, with or without?

 

[Bob Wright]

That is a fine lookin' Vaquero, and sure looks much better without the medallions in those grips.

What kind of wood might that be?


Bob Wright

 

[caryc]

That is a fine lookin' Vaquero, and sure looks much better without the medallions in those grips.

What kind of wood might that be?
Bob Wright

That's spalted maple. Believe it or not, in my whole ten years of grip making that was my favorite pair of grips. They just looked so antiquey (if that's a word).

 

[caryc]

OK, here's another one. This is snakewood. Medallions or not?

 

[Bob Wright]

I realize its all a matter of taste, but those spalted maple grips don't do a thing for me. The snakewood is much better. But for me, usually always go back to walnut.

As far as lookin' "antiquey" there is just too much finish, too much gloss, to look old.


I find, in my old age, I go with the traditional woods for grips: walnut, ebony, and rosewood.


Bob Wright

 

[caryc]

I realize its all a matter of taste, but those spalted maple grips don't do a thing for me. The snakewood is much better. But for me, usually always go back to walnut.

As far as lookin' "antiquey" there is just too much finish, too much gloss, to look old.


I find, in my old age, I go with the traditional woods for grips: walnut, ebony, and rosewood.
Bob Wright

Well Bob,

The thing about my Tru Oil finish is if you don't like the gloss you can always give them a quick rub down with pumice powder and baby oil. They can actually be polished back up to high gloss again.

Here's a pair of American Holly grips. They have my regular Tru Oil finish on them but have been rubbed down with the pumice powder and baby oil.

 

[buckeyeshooter]

OK, with or without?

Definately with, but red eagles would even be better.