Ruger ~76' NM Super Blackhawk - Original Grip Frame?

[Bw511]

Hey guys,

Bought this badboy a while back and haven't been able to find any straight answers. Was this a custom with a brass grip frame from the factory, or did someone add it on? The grips are stamped with the frame's serial #.

[bwiese]

Unless this is a rare 'special edition' release I've never heard of, this looks aftermarket.

[There were a few hundred or so brass gripframe SuperBlackhawks w/the 'dragoon' (squared-off triggerguard) gripframe - those would have been marked "MR3-DB".]

Also it appears J&D Mold is the caster for Qualite Parts/QPG and these guys made quite a few aftermaket gripframes for Ruger SA guns.

So I'm pretty confident this is not a factory gun configuration.

[Fjold]

Ruger owns one of the largest investment casting businesses in the world so I doubt that they would out source a grip frames.

[den888]

I had a old BH from 1985 and it did not look like that. My cousin's NM BH is from the late 70's and it does not look like that either.