Brass Grip 'Thingies'

[Skip Ellis]

For any of you who like to make your own grips, where does one get the above mentioned brass 'thingies' that the grip screw goes into? They appear to be a press fit - is that correct? I've got a bunch of cocobolo, ebony, and quilted maple left over from some of my guitar builds and thought it might make some nice looking grips. Have to decide between getting a Pug or BW first...starting to lean more toward the BW but still like the looks of the Pug.

[MtGoat]

I believe they are called a brass grip bushings but don't know where you get them...sorry.
Brownells has them for 1911 maybe they have smaller ones for the NAA's???

Pat

[Uncle Fatso]

AKA: escutcheons.

[franco22]

AKA: escutcheons.

Escutcheons are badges or shields and are decorative in nature. Think in terms of the silver or gold rampant colt or S&W badges found on the wooden grips of older revolvers.

[PaPa K]

Threaded ferrules?

[Canoeal]

NAA sells them as part of the grip screw assy if you ask nice...

[OV-1D]

AKA: escutcheons.

Yup that's what they call them .

[pietro]

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Escutcheons, and various grip screws, are readily available from most grip screw purveyors. (google: "grip screws and escutcheons")





They should be a tight (but not too tight, lest the grip be split installing them) fit in a counter-bored hole.

BTW, a  good ay to prevent grip's from splitting due to overtightening is to install the grip screw within a section of metal tubing (creating a ferrule) that's the same length as the gripframe thickness/width at the gripscrew location.


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[bearcatter]

Last I knew, Brownell's sells escutcheons in different sizes and finishes, along with the screws. They do press in, have to be careful of hole size. Too big they don't stay in, too small can split the grip. You drill the screw size hole first, all the way through; then use a "brad point" drill bit for each escutcheon. It leaves a flat bottomed hole centered with the screw hole.

[Warthog]

EBAY has a lot of this sort of thing, try there!

[OV-1D]

  One can make their own with a Dremel , brass hardware from ACE and a jewelers file or another Dremel with cutting tips . Carve them for whatever you want including the heads of the brass screws or stainless , your preference . The ones sold (except NAA's) seem too large for our mini's unless you carve them yourself , couldn't find any the proper size .

[Uncle Fatso]

AKA: escutcheons.

Escutcheons are badges or shields and are decorative in nature. Think in terms of the silver or gold rampant colt or S&W badges found on the wooden grips of older revolvers.

Those are "medallions".
Google "grip screw escutcheons". You'll see.

[franco22]

I stand corrected.

[Canoeal]

In my world escutcheon are brass pins, not threaded screws. But i did order what I needed from NAA.

[miker]

Tombstone Gun Grips has them. I've also made them from brass nuts from Menards, just stack up a bunch on a screw and chuck 'em in the lathe.