COLT 1860 Army 2nd Generation GRIPS ~ Second Gen ~ MAGNA-TUSK ™ 2P AGED IVORY

Arizona Custom Grips

Colt 1860 Army

“2nd Generation”

~ Exclusive ~

  MAGNA-TUSK™

Aged 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 grips

THIS LISTING IS FOR OUR
TWO-PIECE (SCREWHOLE) STYLE GRIPS

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ONE-PIECE VS. TWO-PIECE STYLE GRIPS EXPLAINED:

Note: One-Piece style grips do not have a visible
screw but instead use an internal spacer to mount the grips.  Two-Piece style grips incorporate a visible
screw, allowing easy and quick removal for cleaning or maintenance of your
revolver.  We manufacture both
types.  Both styles of our grips will
interchange and work on either style of grip frame, no matter how your revolver
is currently set up.  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. 

One-Piece
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.  To ensure optimum fit and best performance, 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.  This results in a rock-tight fit, without the
need of a screw.  One-Piece grips are preferred
by many collectors for their clean lines and traditional look, and are seen on
many early Colts. Once mounted, they are fully removable by removing the three
backstrap screws, and will not alter your revolver in any way.  Reinstallation is in reverse order. 

Alternatively, our Two-Piece style
grips (i.e., grips with a visible screw) offer the superior convenience of
quick grip removal using only the screw (also included with the grips).  Our Two-Piece style grips also include our
proprietary Conversion Kit, 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 one-piece
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.  This
requires no modification to your revolver. 
Two-piece grips give you the advantage of easier access to your revolver
for cleaning and maintenance, 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 shooters and collectors.

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

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

These grips WILL FIT the Colt 1860 Army 2nd Generation revolvers ONLY.  

The Colt 1860 2^nd Generation
revolvers were first produced beginning in 1976 and continued until the 2^nd
Generation series ceased production in 1982. 
The 1860 model was the first model made of what is now considered the
“F” series, or “Black Box” Colts, due to the color and style of the shipping
container they were issued in.  The
cylinders, barrels, and backstraps were cast in Italy by Uberti and shipped to
Iver Johnson in the United States, a subcontractor of Colt, who finished these
parts to a high level of production and produced the other parts in the U.S. to
precise Colt specifications.  After
finishing and assembly, the revolvers were sent to Colt for color case
hardening and bluing.  As a historical
note, the later 3^rd Generation “Signature Series” issued by Colt were
entirely produced by Uberti in Italy, including final fit and finishing, albeit
to a much higher standard than normal Uberti production.  The 3rd
Generation revolvers feature the engraved signature of Sam Colt on the
backstrap and can thus be easily distinguished from the 2nd Generation run
(which does not have an engraved backstrap).

With the exception of the above-mentioned parts
sourced abroad, the 2^nd Generation Blackpowder series are entirely
U.S. made and considered to be authentic Colts, and are widely regarded as some
of the finest shooting 1860 revolvers ever made.  Although standard production of the 2^nd
Gen. Blackpowder series ceased in 1982, special and Limited editions continued
to be issued from the Colt Custom Shop until the mid 1990s. 

WILL NOT FIT:

Please note that these grips WILL NOT FIT the 1st Generation
1860 Colts (Original 19^th Century production), OR the later (20^TH Century) 3rd Generation (“Signature
Series”) 1860 Army models.  If you have one of these models, please
contact us for custom fitting options.

Additionally, these will NOT fit any revolvers from any other
manufacturers, including other (non-Colt) Uberti, Pietta, Armi San Marco production,
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 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 exclusively 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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Please note that the photo
used is a stock photo (a sample pair).  While we make every effort to
render the pictures as close to the actual product as possible, there may be
color variations due to the unique aging process of each piece, and there may
be slight variations in the hue of the product photo due to monitor settings,
camera lighting, etc.

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