Finally found some Franzite grips.

Lavan · July 9, 2013, 12:46 PM

I remember them from back in the day.
I thought they might look neato on a M25 45ACP revolver so I found a pair after some looking.

A pimped M25.... I like it.

357 Python · July 9, 2013, 05:28 PM

Looks good. Those grips were popular in some police circles in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. I remeber a couple of local deputy sheriffs from the late 60s to the mid 70s having them on there revolvers.

Old Stony · July 9, 2013, 07:31 PM

Brings back memories. I had a set on a duty "K" frame S&W in 1966.

**Mike Irwin** · July 10, 2013, 05:55 AM

Franzite...

That's a term I've not heard in years. Every once in awhile in the gunshop where I worked back in the 1990s we'd take in a consignment gun with a set of Franzites.

Bob Wright · July 10, 2013, 11:30 AM

This a very old photo (ca. 1960) of my Ruger Blackhawk .357 with Franzite grips. Thought it was something then!

And, just for grins, the same gun fifty years later:

Bob Wright

LynnTX · July 10, 2013, 12:01 PM

Guess I am showing my age, but I kind of liked them on service revolvers.

I think the nice wood grips on the Ruger shown above are a better choice for that style handgun.

James K · July 10, 2013, 12:05 PM

Reminds me of the fellow who was told that the "ivory" grips on his Luger were not original. He replied that they were because they were marked "Franzite" which was a German name.

Jim

**Mike Irwin** · July 10, 2013, 01:35 PM

Nah, you know those were fakes!

The genuine Luger ivory grips are marked Fritzite...

Bob Wright · July 10, 2013, 03:21 PM

There was a line of grips about that time, maybe a little later, that were somewhat better. They were solid plastic on a rosewood base, and sold under the name Jay Scott. A little more stable, they looked awful, in my opinion, with that rosewood base showing.

Another grip of the day was the Pointer Pup grips. Had no experience with them, just remember the ads of the day.

Bob Wright

Bob Wright · July 10, 2013, 03:25 PM

And, further................

After WW II, there were many service men recovering from wounds at Kennedy General Hospital here in Memphis. I guess as part of their therapy they made things out of Lucite, amon these were pistol and revovler grips, many of which showed up on the guns of local police officers.

These grips had an ivory colored back and clear Lucite grips. Embedded in the Lucite were rose buds, four leaf clovers, whatever struck their fancy.

Bob Wright

July 9, 2013, 12:46 PM	#1
Lavan Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 1999 Location: California Posts: 2,716	Finally found some Franzite grips. I remember them from back in the day. I thought they might look neato on a M25 45ACP revolver so I found a pair after some looking. A pimped M25.... I like it.

July 10, 2013, 05:55 AM	#4
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	Franzite... That's a term I've not heard in years. Every once in awhile in the gunshop where I worked back in the 1990s we'd take in a consignment gun with a set of Franzites. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

July 10, 2013, 01:35 PM	#8
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	Nah, you know those were fakes! The genuine Luger ivory grips are marked Fritzite... __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

July 9, 2013, 05:28 PM	#2
357 Python Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2007 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 941	Looks good. Those grips were popular in some police circles in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. I remeber a couple of local deputy sheriffs from the late 60s to the mid 70s having them on there revolvers.

July 9, 2013, 07:31 PM	#3
Old Stony Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2013 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,705	Brings back memories. I had a set on a duty "K" frame S&W in 1966.

July 10, 2013, 11:30 AM	#5
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 2,989	This a very old photo (ca. 1960) of my Ruger Blackhawk .357 with Franzite grips. Thought it was something then! And, just for grins, the same gun fifty years later: Bob Wright

July 10, 2013, 12:01 PM	#6
LynnTX Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2010 Posts: 137	Guess I am showing my age, but I kind of liked them on service revolvers. I think the nice wood grips on the Ruger shown above are a better choice for that style handgun.

July 10, 2013, 12:05 PM	#7
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	Reminds me of the fellow who was told that the "ivory" grips on his Luger were not original. He replied that they were because they were marked "Franzite" which was a German name. Jim

July 10, 2013, 03:21 PM	#9
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 2,989	There was a line of grips about that time, maybe a little later, that were somewhat better. They were solid plastic on a rosewood base, and sold under the name Jay Scott. A little more stable, they looked awful, in my opinion, with that rosewood base showing. Another grip of the day was the Pointer Pup grips. Had no experience with them, just remember the ads of the day. Bob Wright

July 10, 2013, 03:25 PM	#10
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 2,989	And, further................ After WW II, there were many service men recovering from wounds at Kennedy General Hospital here in Memphis. I guess as part of their therapy they made things out of Lucite, amon these were pistol and revovler grips, many of which showed up on the guns of local police officers. These grips had an ivory colored back and clear Lucite grips. Embedded in the Lucite were rose buds, four leaf clovers, whatever struck their fancy. Bob Wright