PIETTA 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION OR CARTRIDGE GUN GRIPS; 2P MAGNA-TUSK™ RATTLESNAKE

Arizona Custom Grips

Pietta

1860 Army

These grips will fit Pietta Cap & Ball and Cartridge Revolvers with the 3-1/2” tall 1860 Army sized gripframe.

~see below for details~

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  MAGNA-TUSK™ 

RATTLESNAKE ENGRAVED 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. 

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WHAT THESE WILL FIT:

(Note: Please read these paragraphs thoroughly, including the “WILL NOT FIT” section below):

These grips are made to fit the Pietta revolvers using the 3-1/2” tall (1860 Army size) gripframe.  This includes the Pietta 1860 Cap & Ball revolvers as well as various Cartridge guns on which Pietta uses the 3-1/2” tall gripframe.  If your Pietta revolver has a 3-1/2” tall gripframe, these are the correct grips.

Please note that these will NOT fit shorter (Navy sized) gripframes which measure around 3-1/16” to 3-1/8” tall.  To make sure you are ordering the correct grip, please check your grip frame measurement prior to ordering.  (Measure this by placing the butt of the revolver flat on a table and measuring up from the table to the highest point of the grip, which will be at the upper front tip of the grip above the medallion area).

Pietta revolvers may be imported and marketed through Cimarron, Taylor’s & Company, EMF, Navy Arms, etc. and may be stamped by any of those firms, but will say “Pietta” somewhere on the revolver (sometimes under the barrel), who is the actual manufacturer.

IMPORTANT:  When you order

1)   Please leave a note on your order telling us whether you have an all-steel gripframe (steel backstrap AND steel triggerguard/frontstrap),   OR  a steel & brass gripframe (steel backstrap and brass frontstrap/triggerguard);

2)   Also, please let us know the date code found on your revolver.  Please see the picture in this listing showing you what to look for.

Tip: If you are ordering from our website, please place the item in your cart prior to purchasing and you will then be able to leave a note.

Pietta has used different gripframes over the years, each with its own unique profile.  Please note that if we do not hear from you on the above two items, we will send out the most current profile in order to get your order out on time.

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Some common examples of Pietta’s revolvers using the 3-1/2” Tall gripframe:

Pietta Cap & Ball (Blackpowder) Revolvers:

            * Pietta 1860 Army .44 Caliber Blackpowder (Cap & Ball Percussion) revolvers.  Please however double check your revolver and make sure it has the 3-1/2” tall gripframe, since Pietta has used a smaller “Navy” (3-1/8”) size frame on a few of their 1860s);

            * Pietta 1851 Navy Blackpowder Revolvers with the taller 3-1/2” 1860 Army size frames only.  These are usually chambered in .44 Caliber.  Please note that these will NOT fit the ‘51 Navys with the more common, 3-1/8” tall Navy gripframes.  Your gripframe must be 3-1/2” tall for these to work.

Pietta Cartridge Revolvers with the 3-1/2” tall 1860 Army size gripframe:

* Traditions/Pietta Frontier .44 Magnum (and a few .357 Magnum Frontiers using the taller 3-1/2” 1860 Army grip frame);

* EMF/Pietta Great Western II Alchimista I, II, or III.  *Please note that these will NOT fit the other Great Western IIs which use the shorter 3-1/8” gripframe;

* Cimarron/Pietta El Malo II with 3-1/2” tall gripframe *(NOTE: some El Malo II’s use a “Birdshead” style gripframe, which is very obviously a completely different grip shape, and these will not work on that version.  They will also NOT FIT the El Malo I which has the shorter 3-1/8” Navy sized frame). 

* Cimarron/Pietta Eliminator;

*Taylor’s & Co./Pietta TC9 revolvers with the 3-1/2” Tall gripframe.  (NOTE: these grips will ONLY fit the TC9 with the 3-1/2” tall 1860 Army sized gripframe.  These come stock with Checkered Walnut grips.  Note that these will NOT fit the TC9 with the shorter 3-1/8” tall gripframe that come stock with Black Checkered Plastic grips.  Please check your measurements prior to ordering;

* AND ALL other Pietta revolvers using the 3-1/2” tall 1860 Army sized grip frame. 

Please contact us if you have any questions, or cannot find the proper grip, and we will be happy to help.

WILL NOT FIT: 

These grips are made to fit ONLY Pietta revolvers, and will NOT fit anything made by Uberti, Armi San Marco, Colt, or any other manufacturer.  If you have one of these other makes of revolvers and cannot find the grip you need, please contact us and we will be happy to help.

Also, please note that these will NOT fit the Bisley, the Birdshead, the Thunderer, Thunderball, or the Lightning style revolvers, which incorporate a completely different shaped gripframe than the grips shown in the pictures.

Custom fitting to your frame is also available.  Please contact us for more information.

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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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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. 

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