COLT 1851 Navy 2nd Generation GRIPS ~ MAGNA-TUSK ™ AGED DISTRESSED IVORY GRIPS

Arizona Custom Grips

Colt 1851 Navy

“2nd Generation” ONLY

~ Exclusive ~

  MAGNA-TUSK™

Aged distressed ivory 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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two-PIECE
(with SCREWHOLE) STYLE

THIS AUCTION IS FOR OUR
TWO-PIECE (SCREWHOLE) STYLE GRIPS.  SEE BELOW.

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ONE-PIECE VS. TWO-PIECE STYLE GRIPS:

A Choice for Every
User! Two-Piece style grips incorporate a visible screw and screwhole, allowing
easy and quick removal for cleaning or maintenance of your revolver.  One-piece style grips do not use a screw but
instead use an internal spacer.  Both
styles are traditional and historical designs and both were originally used on
early Colts, so it is a matter of personal preference.  Both styles of our grips will interchange
and work on either style of grip frame. 
See below.

One-Piece style grips (i.e., grips
which do not have a visible screwhole in the grips) incorporate a user
installed spacer (included with the grips) between the grip panels, as seen on
many of the early Colts.  The spacer is
sent unmounted to ensure optimum fit with your revolver, with simple, quick
installation which takes about one minute or so per grip.  Fully illustrated instructions are
included.  This results in a rock-tight
fit, without the need of a screw.  Preferred
by many collectors for their clean lines and traditional look. One-Piece style
grips are removed by removing the three backstrap screws, and pulling the grip
and backstrap backwards.  Reinstallation
is in reverse order. 

Alternatively, our Two-Piece style
grips (i.e., grips with a visible screw and screwhole) offer the superior
convenience of quick grip removal.  They include
a free Conversion kit, allowing
their use on revolvers that are currently using one-piece style grips that do
not have a grip pin.  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.  This
requires no modification to your revolver and gives you the advantage of the
ease of maintenance of Two-Piece grips, while preserving the integrity of your
revolver in original factory condition. Two-Piece style grips were
also used on many of the early Colts, and are a traditional and iconic
historical design, offering a distinctive look and convenience preferred by
many collectors.

Fully illustrated, detailed instructions
are included with each set of grips.  01042300

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WHAT THESE WILL FIT (Please read this through in its
entirety):

These grips WILL FIT the Colt 1851 Navy 2nd Generation revolvers ONLY.  These will fit BOTH the “C” and the “F” series 2^nd
Generation revolvers (so distinguishing between the two is not important when
purchasing our grips).  The 2^nd
Generation revolvers were produced beginning in 1971 until production ceased in
1982.  However, Special and Limited
editions of the 2^nd Generation revolvers continued to be issued from
the Colt Custom Shop however until the mid 1990s. 

Please note that these grips WILL NOT FIT the 1st Generation
(Original 19^th Century production), OR the 20^TH Century 3rd Generation (“Signature Series”) ’51
Navy models.  If you have one of these models, please contact us for
custom fitting options.

Note: the 2^nd Generation Colt ’51 Navys
can be easily distinguished from the 3^rd Generation Navys by
examining the backstrap.  The 3^rd
Gen. revolvers have Sam Colt’s signature engraved into the backstrap.  The 2^nd Generation revolvers do
not have this engraving, but are left smooth.

Also, please note that these will NOT fit any revolvers of any
different maker, including the Uberti, Pietta, or any other Italian or
non-Italian clones.  If you have one of these, please see our store
categories for the proper grips, or drop us an email and we will be happy to
help.

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Arizona Custom Grips

About our exclusive Magna-Tusk™ “Hi-Grade”
Ivory and Stag Grips:

Magna-Tusk™ Ivory and Stag grips, an
exclusive of Arizona Custom Grips, are manufactured out of our
super high-grade, ultra-high density material developed exclusively for our
premium grip production.  Vastly superior to standard bonded ivory or
stag found on 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 completely 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 and synthetic compounds to produce outstanding
aesthetic properties and mechanical performance.  When aged with our
exclusive 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. 

About Our Aging Process:

Unlike
the lightweight artificial yellow plastic materials sometimes offered for sale,
Magna-Tusk aged grips start out as a solid block of white virgin Magna-Tusk
Ivory.  Grip blanks are then milled from this
premium material, incorporating both CNC techniques for blanking and being
finished and polished with the same process used in manufacturing the
originals.  They are then carefully aged with
our exclusive aging process, incorporating concentrated UV light (the essential
aging property in natural sunlight), in a hermetically sealed environment. 

Although this process is a much slower process than artificial
coloring methods, the result speaks for itself. 
Our process produces an authentic appearance and genuine patina which extends
into the surface, just like real ivory or stag.  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.  Accept no substitutes.  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 custom-stocked
revolvers to the range or club, where the quality difference is immediately seen
and appreciated by fellow shooters.

Magna-Tusk grips have all the authenticity of the originals, with
several improvements over original materials including increased durability, and
are made to last a lifetime.  They
feature subtle but authentic color mottling, grain variegation, and other
authentic minute details found on original old Ivory and aged Stag, as seen on
many of the revolvers which belonged to gunfighters and lawmen of the Old
West.  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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Grip screw included with all grips. 

The photo used is a stock photo (a sample pair) as
we carry an assortment of this style grip.  Yours will appear similar to
these. 

Customer
satisfaction is important to us - full money back, less shipping, if not fully satisfied for any reason.