BYF 42 bakelite grips

Dwight Gruber · 08-27-2002, 12:12 AM

[quote]Originally posted by Frank:
<strong>ESU, if the grips have a threaded hole on the inside of both grips and that threaded hole is sized for the grip screw, you have a good chance of having original grips. My concern is that some of the recent fakers may have figured this out and have made corrections in their molds. </strong><hr></blockquote>

I have a pair of the sleaziest, cheapest, oiliest pair of black plastic grips you can possibly imagine--they are so bad that they don't even really qualify as "fake". They do, however, have the screw holes in the back of the grips (both at the bottom) although these holes are not really threaded. It is also worthy of note that they have the fine scribe line inside the outline which separates the diamonds from the outline.

Your concern about fakers getting smarter is well founded.

--Dwight

08-27-2002, 12:12 AM	#18
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	[quote]Originally posted by Frank: <strong>ESU, if the grips have a threaded hole on the inside of both grips and that threaded hole is sized for the grip screw, you have a good chance of having original grips. My concern is that some of the recent fakers may have figured this out and have made corrections in their molds. </strong><hr></blockquote> I have a pair of the sleaziest, cheapest, oiliest pair of black plastic grips you can possibly imagine--they are so bad that they don't even really qualify as "fake". They do, however, have the screw holes in the back of the grips (both at the bottom) although these holes are not really threaded. It is also worthy of note that they have the fine scribe line inside the outline which separates the diamonds from the outline. Your concern about fakers getting smarter is well founded. --Dwight