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February 18, 2010
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In perusing the auctions and forum I've seen many different grips. There are the wood grips with the Dan Wesson logo, the wood without the logo, some of which is "original" factory. I've also seen Pachmayr grips of various types, grippers and presentation. Then there are the Hogue grips.
The Monson guns seem to mostly come with wood. The Palmers seem often to have Hogue rubber as does the "First Issue" I have.
Is there any reasonably consistent "rule of thumb" regarding factory grips? Were the Pachmayr grips ever factory?
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June 8, 2009
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My 15 was an early one that I bought used in 78-79. It came with a fixed black front sight and a hard plastic grip with DW emblems.
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LeonardC said
My 15 was an early one that I bought used in 78-79. It came with a fixed black front sight and a hard plastic grip with DW emblems.
Never seen any hard plastic logo grips before. Do you have pictures?
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March 25, 2013
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Must have been "power wood". From the early 70's Model 14+15 s I think. They must not have been to popular.
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January 24, 2009
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Here's an example of a Powerwood grip (on the right).
The medallion is white plastic, with a silver coating. Unfortunately, the silver coating rubs off easily.
December 8, 2011
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SIGWolf said
LeonardC said
My 15 was an early one that I bought used in 78-79. It came with a fixed black front sight and a hard plastic grip with DW emblems.Never seen any hard plastic logo grips before. Do you have pictures?
My 15-2VH 6" originally came with the plastic grips as well. I didn't care for them much and bought a walnut set with the DW metal emblems. Mine now sports Pachmayer Signature grips.
March 25, 2008
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I picked up an field pistole last year in the pac wint two 8" barrels pne vented slotted and one with VH drilled and taped for scope mt. the pac had a pachmyer finger groove gripper with DW logos and that was/is the whole truth and I'm sticking to it.
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March 25, 2013
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It seems to me that Dan Wesson always tried to be cutting edge in grip design. One of the revolutionary features of dans is the grip tang that enables us to customize the grip. The Michigan and Sacramento grips resulted from requests from LE agencies. This was early in DW history. Early target, service and conceal grips were also offerred as was the walnut carve your own blank sold in the beginning. Early 15's could come with Power Wood(plastic). The fabulous zebra wood grips started in the mid 70's as an upscale option. In the late 70'sthe target grips slimmed down and the Sacramento, Michigan, combat grips combined into standard finger grooved "combat" grips. Pachmyer presentation and Gripper grips have been offered at various times as options or by dealers. Ditto for Hogue, although I believe Hogues came later. They also offer fine wood grips to this day. Eagles seem to be made as aftermarket for the large frame in the 80's.This is just my understanding based on empirical evidence I have observed. The real story is far more complicated and obtuse. The end of the story is LB Grips and his truly custom creations.
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March 2, 2008
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Hogues have been utilized as "Factory" grips, including the the latest DW 715 Factory offering, Alaskan .445 Super Mags, etc.
I'm not aware of any DW+Pachmayr Factory offerings, including the very rare DW Grippers
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February 18, 2010
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pops2 said
I picked up an field pistole last year in the pac wint two 8" barrels pne vented slotted and one with VH drilled and taped for scope mt. the pac had a pachmyer finger groove gripper with DW logos and that was/is the whole truth and I'm sticking to it.
Love to see pics of the grips with the logos!
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February 29, 2012
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SIGWolf said Love to see pics of the grips with the logos!
I was watching an auction for a Model 40 357 Max on GB a while back. The gun had what looked to be large frame Pachmayr rubber grips, with imbedded DW logos in them.
I saved a couple pictures of the grips on the gun, as it was the first time I'd seen a pair like that.
It sure would make me happy to find a pair of those in a box someplace.
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February 18, 2010
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Bullwolf said
SIGWolf said Love to see pics of the grips with the logos!
I was watching an auction for a Model 40 357 Max on GB a while back. The gun had what looked to be large frame Pachmayr rubber grips, with imbedded DW logos in them.
I saved a couple pictures of the grips on the gun, as it was the first time I'd seen a pair like that.
It sure would make me happy to find a pair of those in a box someplace.
- Bullwolf
Thanks! That's remarkable. Never seen those before. They must be factory grips. Although, I suppose it's possible someone had them made up custom by removing the Pachmayr insert and putting in a Dan Wesson. Probably wouldn't be too hard.
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March 2, 2008
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Steve CT said
Hogues have been utilized as "Factory" grips, including the the latest DW 715 Factory offering, Alaskan .445 Super Mags, etc.I'm not aware of any DW+Pachmayr Factory offerings, including the very rare DW Grippers
Since I am a "small frame" DW guy only, I did overlook the Large Frame DW Pachmayr Presentation grips.
OOOPS!
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February 17, 2013
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Not a Pach, but one of my favorites from a W12....
Does anyone know if this is a "Michigan" grip?
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June 25, 2013
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That's a smooth target style according to this pic of an 1970 sales sheet. (Hat tip to Bruce for the image)
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October 1, 2012
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Picture # 21 on the 2014 calender submissions shows a 715V with DW logo factory grippers on it.
In the forum archives " Dan Wesson brochure" shows the logo gripper and the presentation grips available. I love the look and feel of this grip, but I am biased
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July 31, 2016
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Here are the set on my DW mfg. in Monson , Mass.
September 26, 2016
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Can anyone share hare info on either set of these grips? I've gotten them as replacements for the Pachmayr presentation grips that came with the gun.
Also, I have a set of small/medium frame combat grips in average condition that came with my large frame gun. I'm looking to trade or sell them for other DW, but have no idea if they are worth $10 or $100. Any info there would be spectacular as well.
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November 17, 2008
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Both appear to be large frame walnut grips. The top one "may" be one of my customs or may be a OEM refinished. Hard to tell from a picture. Worth is subjective to who is selling and who is buying. Check the online sources (GB, Fleabay) for a idea of the current market.
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March 25, 2013
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The top one appears to be a large frame with early DWA medallions put on instead of DW ones. The DWAs were used before large frame guns were sold so they could not be original. If the bottom one has a square tang hole it is a highly desirable small frame smooth target grip. If it has a round hole it is a large frame grip. All the large frame grips were smooth I believe. That was to let the gun slip in your hand to help tame recoil.
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