Custom Handcrafted grips:
EXTRA FANCY BEVEL-CUT FULL SIZE COLT, SPRINGFIELD, PARA & KIMBER 1911 MAHOGANY
You ARE LOOKING AT A SET OF Colt Full Size GRIPS THESE GRIPS HAVE BEAUTIFUL WOOD GRAINS AND ARE SMOOTH. THESE ARE VERY RICH IN APPEARANCE AND LOOK GREAT ON ANY 1911 FULL SIZE FRAME
They are all BOOKEND MATCHED & made from 1 solid piece of MAHOGANY wood~!!!
The wood in these grips is simply amazing the grains go every which way and there is almost no uniformity in the wood grains.
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Beautiful!!! Quality, fit & finish are top notch! I'll be buying more. AAA+++
Grips are stunning. Super shiny and a MATCHED SET. Great seller. great prices.
Amazing quality!!! Price, communication and shipping all PERFECT! AAA+++
These are the coolest grips ive ever seen !!! Super fast shipping too !!!
A+++Very honest person. A true testament to what Ebay is about. Excellent! A+ Deal!!
The set of grips in the picture are the actual item you will receive A-6!
Each set has been precision made & pre-mounted and are specifically made & Pre-Fitted only for the COLT 1911 FULL-SIZE MODEL.
THEY will also fit but have not been Pre-Fitted for:
Our research of several hundred pages on the internet & several books show that these full size grips fit all models listed here including Colt, Kimber, Les Baer, Springfield & STI just to mention a few mfg. This list includes almost all 1911 full size single stack style models, but to be sure please check the list before buying. These grips are very beautiful and will look great on any models on the list.
COLT - Grips
Colt Full Size, Commander, Combat Commander, Combat Elite, Gold Cup Series, Series 70, Xse Series and, 1991 Series
RUGER - Grips
SR1911 Full Size
Kimber GRIPS
Custom II, Custom Target II, Custom TLE II, Stainless TLE II, Rotal II, Stainless II, Custom TLE/ RL II, Stainless Target II, Team Match II, Gold Match II, Stainless Gold Match II, Stainless Pro Carry II, Pro Carry HD II, Tactical Pro II, Tactical Custom II, Eclipse Pro II, Eclipse Pro Target II, Eclipse Custom II, Eclipse Target II, Pro CDP II, Custom CDP II, Gold Combat II, Gold Combat RL II, Gold Combat Stainless II, LTP II, Super Match II, Rimfire Target, Rimfire Super, Stainless TLE/ RL II, Pro TLE/ RL II, Stainless Pro TLE/ RL II
Les Baer Custom
Ultimate Master Comp, Ultimate Master 6', Ultimate Master 5', National Match Hardball, Bullseye Wadcutter, Bullseye Wadcutter 6', P.P.C Distinguished Match, P.P.C. Open Class, Premier II 5', Premier II 6', Premier II LW1, Prowler III, Premier II super-trac, Custom Carry 5', Cust. Carry Commanche, Custom Carry 5' Stainless, Thunder Ranch Special, Thunder Ranch Sp. Engr, S.R.P Government, S.R.P. Commanche, Monolith, Monolith Heavyweight, Monolith Tact. Illuminator, Monolith Commanche, Monolith Commanche HW, Concept I, Concept II, Concept III, Concept IV, Concept V, Concept V, Concept VI, Concept VI LW, Concept VII, Concept VIII, Concept IX, Concept X & Limited Ed. Presentation
Springfield Armory
Full Size, Mil- Spec, Mil- Spec, Champion, Long Slide, Tactical Response Pistol, Trophy Match, Loaded Operator, Cust. Loaded TRP- Pro, Leatham Legend TGO 1, Leatham Legend TGO 2, Leatham Legend TGO 3, Custom Operator, Custom Carry, Basic Competition, Nat'l Match Hardball, Bullseye Wad Cutter, NRA PPC Auto,
Expert Limited, Distinguished Limited, Dist. Bianchi/ Comp. ST, Full House Race Gun, PPC Trophy Match
We only have Pre-Fitted for the COLT FULL SIZE MODEL & NONE OF THE OTHER MODELS SO PLEASE DON'T BUY UNLESS YOUR GUN IS ONE OF MODELS IN THE LIST ABOVE!!
They say that “The beauty is in the eye of the beholder” The artistic found in most of our grips PRICELESS, so WHAT’S in your wallet???
"All of Our Grips Have A Micro Fine Fusion Baked Finish”
The finish is very durable and will stand up to years of use.
EXHIBITION BEAUTY & QUALITY!!!
They say that “The beauty is in the eye of the beholder” The artistic found in most of our grips PRICELESS, so WHAT’S in your wallet???
We know that IF you could find our grips in a retail outlet or gun store you would pay 3 X the price we sell them for here.
All the wood we sell is very high quality wood all has been air dried to less than 6% moisture content.
All are book-end matched sets!!
Hand – Crafted
Each set of grips is artfully & meticulously handcrafted from the finest wood stocks availed they also are hand finished a tedious job that requires a lot of patients.
Hand Crafted: The artisan uses electrical assistance.
Hand Made: The artisan uses only his hands& NO Electricity is used.
"THE FINISH”
Over a period of several years we have developed the uniquely durable and beautiful finish used on most of the products we market throughout Costa Rica. It is 100% natural and comes from the oil of the Tagua nut (which is as hard as cement) and requires a special technique for removing the oil. When this finish is applied it requires temperatures of around 400deg Fahrenheit. This process preservers the natural beauty of the wood 5 to 10 times better than a lacquer finish. The process involves 9 painstaking, precision steps thus providing the finest, longest-lasting finish possible:
An email from Rick:
Hi Jerry, Just wanted you to know I received the referenced grips today 10/03/2011. They are truly beautiful! I have numerous Colt 1911 grips, original factory, after market cocobolo checkered cut on original Colt factory machines with medallions from Colt not cheap Asian copies, and a set of true elephant ivory obtained from Novack the 1911 sight expert company. There were 2 sets available, Steven Segal (the actor and Marshall Art’s expert) bought one set and I bought the other. Of all the Colts (and I only buy Colts) that I and buy for modification upgrades, I only buy parts from Novak, Wilson Combat, Ed Brown and Karl Lippard (the best of the best). I consider the cocobolo heartwood grips I bought from you to be only second in quality, value and beauty to the original elephant ivory grips I own (the ivory ones were very expensive!) I will show your grips with pride and tell all I encounter where they may find you to obtain such a high quality and beautiful set of grips.
Best regards, Rick Hune (texasexpat)
"The Micro Fine Fusion Baked Finish"
I think you have a winning finish here! It feels durable to me, it looks FABULOUS and, for the few guys who would prefer a dull finish, they could easily kill the gloss with fine paper (or even a "green pad") and polish with coarse rubbing compound for a nice, satin gloss. I think your process of heat-fusing the surface finishes is a great idea. It should give you an edge over other manufacturers. Definitely worth bragging about in your listings. LEO
SURLY TO BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOODEN GRIPS @ ANY GUN SHOW!!!
Laser Monograming is available & can be done natural or in gold, natural or black $3.00 per letter.
We can do any font here are some samples you must message me your choice
Samples of fonts
LUCIDA CALLIGRAPHY-- FRENCH SCRIPT MT—SCRIPT MT BOLD OR-- BRUSH SCRIPT MT.
If you elect to have your name or initials applied to the grips please send me a message on ebay!!
If you would like a symbol or other items placed on the grips Please message me for a price quote.
We suggest having a licensed gunsmith when modifying firearms!!
NOTE to EBAY this is not a FIREARM!!
All items are shipped from Costa Rica
SHIPPING
What Will This Auction Cost Including Shipping?
Due to changes in EBAY’s listing format now we have to use the
5-day handling option,
We do go to the post office every day that it is open.
If you have purchased an item from us in the last 24 hrs. it will be shipped the next business day so you can disregard the 5-day handling time.
ALL items are shipped CERTIFIED mail.
What Will This Auction Cost Including Shipping?
The cost of this auction is fixed No options, No adjustment, No Surprises.
SHIPPING: TO THE U.S. IS WHAT IT IS $10.00 ADD $3.00 for each additional set of Grips.
We use 11 to 23 business days from the dropdown menu to ship from Costa Rica to the U.S. However, shipping usually takes 10-12 business days!!! If you have not received your item after 20 business days we suggest you contact your local post office.
International shipping is $12.00 Certified mail add $4.00 for each additional set of grips.
For international shipping we use 16 to 27 business days from the dropdown menu when listing
If you have not received your item after 25 business days we suggest you contact your local post office.
TERMS.
1. Payment is expected within 7 days, and item may be re-listed after 10 days.
3. I will only ship to an address copied from EBAY Checkout or buyer email
THE WOOD
Balsamo~Negro
(myroxylon balsamum)
Scientific Name: Myroxylon balsamum
Other Names and Species: Mahogany (Santos) Cabriuva, Vermelha, Chirraca, Estoraque
Balsamo, also called Peruvian Balsam or Quina, is a red/orange wood with medium-fine grain and a pleasant scent. The extract of the bark is used for its medicinal/antiseptic properties.
Origin:
Wide distribution, from southern Mexico southward through Central America down to Argentina.
Appearance:
The very fine and even texture of this well-known and popular hardwood, along with its striped figuring, complements the attractive dark reddish brown color of mahogany wood flooring. The white sapwood is sharply demarcated from the heartwood. The grain of mahogany is typically interlocked, and the surface can have a medium to high luster. When freshly cut, it has a pleasant spicy scent.
Properties:
Mahogany is known for its strength and beauty, and it has outstanding durability. Given its hardness and color-fastness, santos mahogany is a superior choice to genuine Honduran mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), which it closely resembles in color. In fact, although genuine mahogany is traditionally chosen for fine furniture and millwork, it is seldom used in wood flooring because it lacks sufficient hardness to withstand constant foot traffic.
Janka Hardness: 2200
Santos mahogany is one of the hardest and most durable wood flooring species. It is over two hundred percent harder than Douglas fir, is roughly fifty-one percent harder than hard maple, about one third harder than wenge, and approaches ninety-four percent of Brazilian cherry's ranking of 2350.
Workability:
Because of its hardness, which can make sawing and machining difficult, carbide tooling is recommended for santos mahogany wood flooring. It sands beautifully to a high natural polish, however, and has good holding ability.
Principal Uses:
Mahogany is typically found in wood flooring, turnery, interior trim, and furniture. The pleasantly aromatic balsam of santos mahogany is often used as an ingredient in some perfumes.