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Afraid I am no help on this S&W question. But I did wonder, did ya get that eminent domain fiasco squared away? I’ve been hoping you got a decent resolution to that whole thing.
Doesn’t the frame fall away from the wood near the bottom leaving a sharp edge on the wood?
Someone at the S&W forum might have the info you want.
Go to Ebay and key in Smith & Wesson J, K, or N frame wood grips, square or round butt. I’ve bought lots of them.
For all you gun nuts, here’s what I did and what I’m fixin to do:
I recently purchased a brand spanking new S&W 44mag nightguard. I got a real good deal. I’m a traditionalist and I like the old style revolvers...as in pre 1950. I like roundbutt revolvers with minimal grips(maybe a tyler t grip added) and the old fashioned low profile fixed sights, and long skinny barrels.
What attracted me to the nightguard was the fixed sights and the grips that are somewhat plain like the old days(no finger grooves and not huge). Also the cylinder appears to have a little more bevel on the forward edge...almost like they used to do a hundred years ago. I’ve never shot anything made of scandium or titanium so that was also an attraction. I bought it through the mail without actually ever seeing one in person.
Well, now I got the gun and actually shot it a few times and decided I can’t stand it. So I’m in the process of re-making it to my specs. I need an old set of small smooth ivory grips, and narrow (uber skinny) trigger and matching skinny hammer. Possibly a flat latch cylinder release. Possibly a bobbed hammer. Remove the lawyer lock, then figure out how to make those sights low profile. If I can do all that maybe I’ll even try to UNSHROUD the ejector and then nickel plate the whole thing.
I just read what I typed and I am nuts.
Your round but N frame does indeed take round butt K frame grips. It’s how they were made.
Anyone know if a hammer with a firing pin attached can be de-firing-pinned and used in a frame with a frame mounted firing pin?
How bout removing the frame mounted firing pin and using a hammer attached firing pin?