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Unread 12-21-2011, 09:09 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by alanint View Post
The close checkering tells me they are original, although possibly not matched to the gun.
Doug, I have both coarse & fine checkered repro grips...I don't think that is definitive...

...But the 'hawksbill' above the mag button is much too curved...Almost like they tried to match it with the opposite grips' curve...It leaves a pronounced gap...

Here's three repro grips...All leave a large gap... [insert in my pic is an original vs a repro]
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