PIETTA FRONTIER, PISTOLERO, GREAT WESTERN II 2 MAGNA-TUSK GRIPS ~ JOHN WAYNE ADI

Arizona Custom Grips

PIETTA SAA

* PIETTA / CIMARRON FRONTIER, PISTOLERO, EL MALO, etc.;

* PIETTA / EMF GREAT WESTERN II (includes most GW II models); and

* OTHER Misc. PIETTA SAA Style REVOLVERS (Davidson’s Exclusive 1873, etc.)

(See below for further details)

~ Exclusive ~

  MAGNA-TUSK™

JOHN WAYNE FINGERGROOVE STYLE

Aged distressed IVORY GRIPS

Hand cut in the famous John Wayne Fingergroove style featured in many of his most famous Westerns, such as True Grit, The War Wagon, The Cowboys, and Rooster Cogburn.  These grips are made out of our exclusive Magna-Tusk™ Ivory, then aged to perfection -- the highest quality grips of their type ever available.   An exclusive of Arizona Custom 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 entire section carefully):

These WILL FIT any of the PIETTA Single Action Army style revolvers, with the standard sized SAA “plowhandle” grip frame, which measures around 3-1/8” tall.  [Please see the notes below regarding brass gripframes if that is what you have, and also the non-standard, taller sized 1860 Army sized gripframes].

This includes any of the following (all of which are made by Pietta and imported by Cimarron, E.M.F., Taylor’s & Co., etc.):

•  Cimarron Frontier or Stainless Frontier, Pistolero, or El Malo (NOT the El Malo 2);

•  Davidson’s Exclusive 1873s (sometimes also marked “Pietta 1873 Gunfighter”, “Pietta 1873 Rio” or “Del Rio Deluxe”, “Pietta 1873 Centennial”, “Pietta El Diablo”, Pietta King Trio, etc.);

•  E.M.F. Great Western II (available in numerous variations including the Blank Firing, Buntline, Californian, Dead Man’s Hand, Dlx Californian, Dlx Grande Californian, Cattlebrand, Dlx Stainless Steel, Express Agent (“Standard” gripframe ONLY), Frontier, Gambler’s Royale, General Patton, Gunfighter, Liberty, Midnight Special, Paladin, Pony Express (“Standard” gripframe ONLY), Posse, “R” Model, Sheriff, The Last Stand, The Shootist, U.S. Marshal, and U.S. Grant).  -- Please note that these will NOT fit the “Alchimista” models – see below.

•  E.M.F. Hartford, Dakota II, or Dakota III;

•  Taylor’s & Co. TC9 revolvers with the Checkered Black Plastic grips.  This revolver uses the standard (Navy sized) gripframe, measuring around 3-1/8” tall or a little under.  >> Please note that these grips WILL NOT FIT the TC9 with the Checkered Walnut grips, which is a taller (1860 Army sized) gripframe, measuring around 3-1/2” tall.  Please see our store and look for our Pietta 1860 grips if you have one of these.

•  Taylor’s & Co. Outlaw Legacy (Note: NOT the “Remington Outlaw”); Single Action Stag; 1873 Sa; 1873 Sa Blued; 1873 Sa Brass Stag; 1873 Single Action Case Hardened; or Pietta Engraved Revolvers such as Teddy Roosevelt, Patton, Cattlebrand Engraved, etc.;

•  Any of Pietta’s additional engraved SAA style revolvers being sold under various names not mentioned above, such as the Teddy Roosevelt Frontier, George S. Patton Frontier, Cimarron Buffalo Bill Cody, Cody Wild West Frontier, Bat Masterson Frontier, Frontier Meldrum, Outlaw Legacy, Bill Tilghman Cattleman, Cimarron Texas Ranger, etc. 

•  Traditions Single Action Frontier or Rawhide revolvers.  (Note: if your Rawhide revolver is the .22 cal. Rawhide Ranchhand, please send us an immediate followup email after your order and let us know.  These require extra milling cutouts to mount properly to your frame.)

•  Century Arms 1873 Millenium

Note: If you do not see your pistol listed, please drop us an email with your model name and we will verify your revolver.

IMPORTANT!! (Please read the following in its entirety to ensure that you get the correct grips):

1) Please note that Pietta has used multiple different grip frame variations over the years.  To ensure that we send the correct grips, when ordering please attach a message to your order stating the date code found on your revolver (as shown in the 2^nd picture in the listing).  If you have a newer revolver and cannot find the code, please send the first three digits of your serial number so we can identify your particular revolver.  If we do not hear back from you, we will send the most common version of grips to ensure we get these out on time.

2) Also, if you have a BRASS gripframe (such as is sometimes found on the Cimarron “Pistolero”, Davidson’s Exclusive 1873s, EMF’s GWII “Gunfighter”, or Taylor’s “1873 Single Action Stag” revolvers, for example), please attach a note to your order informing us.

 3) Finally, please note that these WILL NOT fit Pietta gripframes that are around 3-1/2” tall (such as EMF’s Alchimista, Taylor’s 1873 Single Action Army Grip, or Cimarron’s Bad Boy or El Malo 2).  Your grips should measure around 3-1/16” to 3-1/8” tall, depending on how you hold your ruler or caliper.  Please check this carefully before ordering.  If your grips measure 3-1/2”, our Pietta 1860 Army grips are milled to fit these, which you can find in our store.  Please feel free to contact us if you cannot locate what you need.

What these WILL NOT FIT: 

These WILL NOT FIT any revolvers from other makers (such as Uberti, Armi San Marco, Colt, Ruger, etc.).  Also, these will NOT fit revolvers using a gripframe that is not the standard “plowhandle” shape, such as the Bisley, the Birdshead, the Thunderer, Thunderball, or the Lightning style gripframes, nor any of the Remington style revolvers such as the 1858, 1875, or 1890.  Please take a careful look at the shape of your gripframe.  These are for the “plowhandle” style revolvers only.

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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 a huge number of 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, Armi San Marco, and 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.

For an additional charge, custom fitting is an option.  Please contact us for further details if you are interested in custom fitting.

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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 fully satisfied!!