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Offline R.W.Dale

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ID this strange Ruger blackhawk grip frame
« on: October 10, 2010, 05:07:29 PM »
I did some horse trading with dad today for what I assumed was a normal run of the mill 4.5" barreled new model 357 blackhawk. Naturally the poor thing was wearing those cheap ugly 5$!.6"% hokey pachmayr presentation grips instead of the nice original wood stocks. ANYWAY I got it home and proceeded to strip and detail clean the thing and much to my surprise apoun removing the "grips" I noticed this.

A round butt blackhawk frame???????? Something I find no mention of nor have I ever heard of aside from the birds head.

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Re: ID this strange Ruger blackhawk grip frame
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2010, 05:43:20 PM »
I doubt seriously if that's factory; some gunsmiths and shooters round the butt of the Blackhawk to ease the recoil of the big ones; never seen one on a .357 before.
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Re: ID this strange Ruger blackhawk grip frame
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2010, 01:31:01 AM »
That's after-market work by someone.
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Re: ID this strange Ruger blackhawk grip frame
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2010, 05:29:45 AM »
I agree, not factory but not a bad idea either. That rearward swoop at the bottom serves no useful purpose, it's just a holdover from club butt pirate pistols.
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Re: ID this strange Ruger blackhawk grip frame
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2010, 12:28:32 PM »
  VERY much NOT factory and in looking closely, it could use a bit more rounding as parts appears to be not so radiused.
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Re: ID this strange Ruger blackhawk grip frame
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2010, 02:43:51 PM »
I remember seeing pictures of John Taffin with bobtail Blackhawks like that before. I only know it's a custom job, nothing more.
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