ARMI SAN MARCO SAA GRIPS ~ MAGNA-TUSK™ 1P AGED STAG, ONE-PIECE

Arizona Custom Grips

ARMI SAN MARCO

(Model 1873 SINGLE ACTION ARMY STYLE REVOLVERS)

~ Exclusive ~

  MAGNA-TUSK™

Aged STAG GRIPS

Simulated Stag Grips milled out of a solid block of Magna-Tusk, denser and heavier than regular Ivory or Stag.  See below for details.

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“nO SCREWHOLE” STYLE grips

THIS LISTING IS FOR OUR “NO SCREWHOLE” STYLE GRIPS

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“NO SCREWHOLE” VS. “SCREWHOLE & SCREW” GRIP DIFFERENCES EXPLAINED:

Note: “SCREWHOLE & SCREW” style grips incorporate a visible screw, allowing easy and quick removal for cleaning or maintenance of your revolver.  “NO SCREWHOLE” style grips do not have a visible screw but instead use an internal spacer to mount the grips.  We manufacture both types.  Both styles of our grips will interchange and work on your existing grip frame, no matter how your revolver is currently set up (for example, the “SCREWHOLE” style will work on your gripframe even if it came with “NO SCREWHOLE” style grips on it.  See below for more details. 

Both styles are traditional and historical designs and both were originally used on early Colts, so whichever style you choose is really a matter of personal preference.

Our “SCREWHOLE & SCREW” style grips (i.e., grips with a visible screwhole and screw) is a traditional design and offers the superior convenience of quick grip removal using only a single screw (included with the grips).  If appropriate to your particular revolver, these grips will include our proprietary Conversion Kit at no extra cost, allowing their use on revolvers that do not have a grip pin in the frame (as is the case with most Italian-made revolvers and others that currently have a “NO SCREWHOLE” style grip).  The Conversion Kit replaces the need for a grip pin and is actually a stronger design, and allows the grips to lock up tight on the frame, allowing no movement, and requiring no modification to the revolver itself.  “Screwhole” style grips give you the advantage of easier removal for cleaning and maintenance, while preserving the integrity of your revolver in original factory condition.  This style was used on the majority of the early Colts, and is a traditional and iconic historical design, offering a distinctive look and convenience preferred by many shooters and collectors. 

“NO SCREWHOLE” style grips (i.e., grips with no visible screwhole in the grips) incorporate a spacer (included with the grips) which is user mounted to the inside of the grip panels to hold them in place instead of a using a screw.  This design results in a rock-tight fit, without the need of a visible screw.  Note: To ensure optimum fit and best performance with this style grip, the spacer is sent unmounted since all gripframes vary slightly in inside dimensions.  Installation is simple and generally takes only a few minutes.  Illustrated instructions included with each order.  “NO SCREWHOLE” style grips are preferred by some collectors for their clean lines, and are also seen on many early Colts.  Once mounted, they are fully removable by removing the three backstrap screws and pulling off the backstrap, as with any other traditional similar style grip. 

Helpful tip: Unless you are looking for the particular look of a “No Screwhole” grip, the “SCREWHOLE & SCREW” style grips are usually preferred by most users because they are quicker and easier to remove for cleaning and maintaining your revolver.  Both styles of grips are historically correct.

Fully illustrated, easy-to-follow mounting instructions are included with every order. 

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What these will fit:

This auction is for a set of Genuine Magna-Tusk™ grips for the ARMI SAN MARCO Model 1873 Single Action Army SAA style revolvers.

Note:  Please note that these grips are made to fit ONLY the ARMI SAN MARCO revolvers, with the standard sized “plowhandle” gripframe.  These grips are around 3-1/16" to 3-1/8” tall, depending on how you hold your tape, ruler, or caliper.  They will NOT fit anything with a Bisley, Birdshead, Thunderer or Lightning style gripframe, which use a completely different shaped grip from the ones shown in the photos. 

Also please note that these will NOT fit other makes and models of revolvers from other manufacturers (Colt, Ruger, Uberti, Pietta, etc.).    

If you have a different make of revolver and cannot find what you need, please contact us for help. 

For an additional charge, custom fitting is another option.  Please contact us for further details.

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A note on the Italian-produced Revolvers:

The Italian firms, located in Northern Italy, have been making SAA style revolvers now for well over a half century, and have made numerous makes and models and grip frame profiles with varying configurations over the years.  We have an in-depth knowledge of the differing grip configurations, have a large library of gripframe variations from the various makers both old and new, and have vast experience making grips for Uberti, Pietta, as well as the other Italian gunmaking firms.   Our experienced makers go to great lengths to ensure an exacting fit, including utilizing modern precision CNC production techniques, as well as incorporating old-time hand tuning and hand checking the fit of every grip on our reference frames prior to leaving our factory.  We have a long list of many satisfied customers in the shooting industry who have purchased grips to use in a wide variety of applications, and we can safely and confidently guarantee proper fit and finish to your complete satisfaction.

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Arizona Custom Grips

About Magna-Tusk™ Ivory and Stag Grips:

 Magna-Tusk™ Ivory and Stag grips, a product of Arizona Custom Grips, are manufactured out of our high-grade, high density ivory material designed from the beginning as a premium, high-strength grip material.  Vastly superior to standard bonded ivory or stag found on most factory and other aftermarket grips, Magna-Tusk™ is capable of withstanding the heaviest recoil and impact, and is the toughest alternative grip material available today, while still retaining the pristine look of real ivory or stag.  It is rock-solid, stable, and water, chemical, and oil resistant.  It is flame and heat resistant, and is entirely void-free, with over 10x the strength, durability, and impact resistance of alternative materials.  Unlike with real ivory or stag, there is no routine care and maintenance involved, with no danger of it drying out and cracking if not maintained properly or if left in the heat.  It is filled with premium natural compounds to produce outstanding aesthetic properties and mechanical performance.  When aged with our natural aging process, it takes on the equivalent of a 100-year-old patina, with subtle grain details which many experts cannot tell apart from the real thing.  In addition, the material has a fine grain structure, which holds intricate detail for carvings, artistic relief work, etc., found on many historic grips.  

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About Our Aging Process:

We go to great efforts to ensure that our Aged Ivory or Stag not only looks similar to, but in fact looks identical to the real thing.  Our Magna-Tusk blanks will produce an aged Ivory grip unlike any other material made today.  Our aged grips feature an authentic aged patina, just like the originals, with a process incorporating concentrated U.V. light (the essential aging property in natural sunlight), along with a developer/control agent that is put on the grips to carefully control U.V. absorption, in a sealed, high-oxygen environment to accelerate the natural aging process. 

Through this aging process, these grips become beautifully mottled, variegated, and weathered just like old, antique Ivory, and incorporate other authentic details found on original old Ivory as seen on many of the revolvers which belonged to gunfighters and lawmen of the Old West.  As with real aged Ivory, Magna-Tusk develops a variegated patina due to its authentic grain structure, and natural aging produces an authentic appearance and genuine patina which extends into and below the surface.  Not only does this give it the appearance of authenticity and depth, but this surface will not chip, crack, or peel like a superficially applied coating.  With Magna-Tusk aged grips, most experts cannot tell them apart from a decades-old or even a centuries-old original.  While the quality difference is somewhat noticeable in the photos, the difference is even more apparent when seen and handled in person.  Many of our repeat sales are made by the very customers we sell to, who take their grips to the range, where our grips are immediately seen and noticed by others.  If you are interested in ordering grips for a Brace of pistols, please order both sets together, and we will ensure a better matchup when selecting pairs. 

Dense, heavy, and solid, Magna-Tusk grips are in a class all their own. With our exclusive aging process, these grips are outstanding right out of the box, and will continue to improve over time.  The more these grips are handled and used, the better they look!

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The photo used is a stock photo (a sample pair).  Yours will appear similar to these. 

Customer satisfaction is important to us – Full money back, less shipping, if not completely satisfied!!