THE 'ASP' PISTOL (A HIGHLY MODIFIED S&W MOD39) HAS SUCH A GRIP. THEY WERE CUSTOM 'POURED' INTO HIS MOLDS TO MAKE THE REDUCED SIZE GRIPS. THERE IS A CLEAR AREA TO CHECK REMAINING SHOTS. THE REST OF THE GRIP WAS FROSTED. THEY HAVE HELD UP VERY WELL.
Hi,
I have seen several pistols with them on, several 1911's a luger, some radom's and several small pistol "trophies" like the walther pp and Mauser Hsc. all seemed to be from WW2 and some had pictures in under the grips. it seemed to be very popular for trophy guns, and would not be surprised if they were made by locals in Europe for sale to the GI's.
Grips can be made of almost anything, so it can be done, like the avatar shows it can be done to look very nice as well!
If you do decide to make some, make sure to use cell cast acrylic. Don't use extruded and DEFINITELY not Lexan. These will scratch much easier than a high quality (aka: domestic) cell cast.
You can usually buy scrap by the lb from plastic suppliers.
I would take them off during cleaning because I doubt acrylic will hold up well to the chemicals.
im not thinking of making them myself... cause i would make them out of wood. but i used to paintball a lot and a guy i know from some forums makes REALLY nice custom graphics grips for pb guns. they cost like $30 plus shipping but they are really nice.
this is one pair i have.
long story short... i might be designing myself some INGO 1911 grips... and of course there could be a group buy.