P38 - P1 Hybrid Build

milesc2 · 12-27-2017, 09:02 AM

Thanks for digging those out of the safe Mr. Tinker.

I think I will hold off until I get more info about the "nice" reproductions or find some originals.

As you said, the wooden ones I have are nice enough to use for a while.

sheepherder · 12-27-2017, 10:15 AM

I have a set of wood grips, from Sarco I think, that I got for my P1. They are very well made; and look nice...I think I had them on my P1 for about five minutes...

The number of grooves is wrong; the thumbrest is too pronounced ["proud"]; but the killer is the curve of the grip at the backstrap is too 'bulgy'...On the P1 or my P38, it just looks wrong...

Pic attached for comparison to a true P38 grip...

12-27-2017, 10:15 AM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	I have a set of wood grips, from Sarco I think, that I got for my P1. They are very well made; and look nice...I think I had them on my P1 for about five minutes... The number of grooves is wrong; the thumbrest is too pronounced ["proud"]; but the killer is the curve of the grip at the backstrap is too 'bulgy'...On the P1 or my P38, it just looks wrong... Pic attached for comparison to a true P38 grip... Attached Thumbnails __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

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12-27-2017, 09:02 AM	#1
milesc2 User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Kansas City Posts: 214 Thanks: 328 Thanked 249 Times in 66 Posts	Thanks for digging those out of the safe Mr. Tinker. I think I will hold off until I get more info about the "nice" reproductions or find some originals. As you said, the wooden ones I have are nice enough to use for a while.