Its June 26th, 2008. If youre reading this I dont have to tell you what a great day this has been for gun owners, what with DC vs. Heller. The 2nd Amendment is affirmed.
I could not have more man love right now for Antonin Scalia. I read his whole opinion, and I find it perfect.
In honor of him, I’m prototyping these cowboy grips in my shop.
I had this pair of Sambar stag grips briefly. Got them for a good price, did some rehab work on them, and sold them. I didn’t start out with the intention of flipping them, but I’m finicky, and they didn’t speak to me.
They were Pointer made grips. Pointer seems to be out of business now, but from what I can tell they had a decades long run selling grips from the 30’s to 60’s. They’re associated with the Murad company, also well known for grips in the old days. You see a lot of their heavy Bakelite style target grips in the bargain bins at gun shows. These often have a floral relief molded into them.
Pointer stags on the other hand are pretty darn nice. They have that prototypical western look that Ajax and Eagle find hard to achieve today. Lots of popcorn bark and creamy bone surfaces. Most of them seem to date from the 50’s, and were originally fitted to Colt, Ruger, and Great Western single actions.
As collectible antiques, they should be worth no less that what the modern Ajax and Eagle sets retail for - $250 - $300. And in a lot of cases, they’re a lot better looking grips. For authentication, look for a Pointer sticker on the backs of the panels.
I’ve been meaning to add blogging capability to my website. Really what I needed was a tool to write about pistol grips without doing hours of HTML coding. Here we are. Although I don’t have anything to say at the moment, I will shortly. Lots of intersting grips to discuss!
I might as well explain ‘Sack’ at this point. I was not a defensive end, nor even a football player. I earned this nickname for my love of napping in the duckblind or anywhere else.