UBERTI 1860 ARMY (Black Pwdr Cap & Ball Percussion) GRIPS ~ 1P AGED DIST IVORY

Arizona Custom Grips

UBERTI

1860 Army

Black Powder Percussion (Cap & Ball) Revolvers

~ 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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oNE-PIECE (nO SCREWHOLE) STYLE

THIS AUCTION IS FOR OUR ONE-PIECE (NO SCREWHOLE) STYLE GRIPS.  SEE BELOW.

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Note: ANY of our grips, whether ONE-PIECE OR TWO PIECE style, will interchange and work on either style of grip frame.

One-Piece style grips (i.e., grips which do not have a visible screwhole) incorporate a user installed spacer between the grip panels, as found on many of the early Colts.  This results in a rock-tight fit, without the use of a screw.  Preferred by many collectors for their clean lines and traditional look, One-Piece style grips can be removed by removing the three backstrap screws, and pulling the grip and strap backwards.  Reinstallation is in reverse order.  Note: if using One-Piece style grips on gripframes currently set up for Two-Piece grips (i.e., frames where there is a grip pin installed in the frame), the grip pin must first be pressed or tapped out of the frame prior to installation to enable later removal of the grips.

Alternatively, our Two-Piece style grips offer the superior convenience of quick grip removal (i.e., the backstrap need not be removed to remove the grips).  Our Two-Piece grips will also work on either style of gripframe.  In addition to the screw and pre-installed hardware, our Two-Piece grips come with our exclusive free Conversion Kit to enable their use on a One-Piece style grip frame without any modification to your revolver.  Our conversion kit replaces the need for a grip pin and is actually a stronger design, and locks the grips up tight against the frame, allowing no movement.  This 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.  12122100

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WHAT THESE WILL FIT

These grips WILL FIT the UBERTI 1860 Army Cap & Ball (Black Powder Percussion) revolvers ONLY. 

These revolvers are commonly imported by Cimarron, Taylor’s & Co., Dixie Gun Works, etc.  No matter who the importer was, it is important that you please check your revolver and verify that it was made by Uberti.

IMPORTANT!! (Please read the following in its entirety):

Please note that these WILL NOT FIT the Uberti 1860 Army Cartridge Conversion revolvers.  Cartridge Conversion revolvers are 1860 Army revolvers set up by the Uberti factory to use metallic cartridges, and not Percussion caps.  If your revolver was set up by the factory to fire metallic cartridges, these grips WILL NOT fit.  You can find the correct grips for your Cartridge Conversion revolver in our store, or please email for assistance.

Note that if you are using a “Conversion Cylinder” in a revolver that originally shipped from the factory set up for Cap & Ball (Percussion), then you still have a Cap & Ball revolver gripframe and these grips WILL work.  The important thing to note is how the revolver was originally set up by the factory.

Also please note that the Uberti 1860 Army grips measure around 3-3/8” tall.  These WILL NOT FIT the shorter 3-1/8” tall gripframes such as used on the 1851 Navy.  It is important to double check your grip height before ordering, to make sure that you are purchasing the correct grips for your revolver.  With your existing grips standing up on a table, measure up from the table to the upper tip of the nose.

Finally, please note that these will NOT fit revolvers made by Pietta, Colt, Armi San Marco, or any other make of 1860 Army revolver.  These will ONLY fit the Uberti.

We have grips for most of the other makes and models of revolvers.  You can find many of these in our store.  If you have any questions or cannot find what you need, please drop us an email.  We will be happy to help.

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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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Arizona Custom Grips

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

 Our Ivory grips, an exclusive of Arizona Custom Grips, are made out of a premium high-grade, ultra-high density ivory material (Magna-Tusk™), designed from the ground up as a premium grip material to greatly improve on the inherent fragility and weakness of the cheaper Bonded Ivory used on just about all factory and regular aftermarket ivory grips today.  Standard Bonded Ivory is brittle, and tends to weaken and develop stress fractures over time with repeated use, firing, and handling.  Magna-Tusk™ is capable of withstanding the heaviest recoil and impact, and is the toughest alternative Ivory grip material available today, while still retaining the pristine look of real ivory.  These grips are not cast or made out of an inferior, lightweight material, but are heavy and dense, carefully milled out of a solid block, one at a time.  Magna-Tusk is completely rock-solid, stable, and water, chemical, and oil resistant.  It is flame and heat resistant, will not melt like Urethane or plastic, and is entirely void-free, with over 10x the strength, durability, and impact resistance of alternative materials.  Unlike with real ivory, 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 produced with 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 most 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:

We go to great efforts to ensure that our Aged Ivory not only looks similar to real aged ivory, 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.  Through our slow 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, no two are exactly the same.  Our process produces an authentic appearance and genuine patina which extends deep into 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 or club, where our grips are immediately seen and noticed by others.  We are also capable of producing them with a “clean” aged look if required (i.e., without the mottling, etc.), which is a simpler process, although most would agree that they do not look quite as authentic as our regular aged grips.  If you are interested in ordering grips for a Brace of pistols, please order both sets together, so we can ensure a good matchup. 

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 – we guarantee we will do our best to ensure your complete satisfaction!!