William Rogers Jennings

198 North Burritt Avenue
Buffalo, Wyoming 82834
Telephone: (307) 620-1869 · E-mail: wrj@bresnan.net

Maker of fine:
Custom crafted stag grips for S&W, Colt, Ruger and other single action
handguns and Derringers


Stag Grips for Handguns

Guns have always been my passion.  I like to own them, decorate them, handle them, make them shoot better, and make them look better.  I can still remember the stag handles on the guns of the old Hollywood Cowboys.  I grew up in the time of TV and Big Screen Cowboys.  I never got over it.

Stag antler has been used as a handgun grip material ever since discriminating gun handlers started looking for tough, serviceable, eye-catching panels for their pistols.  Antler has the weight, durability, color, texture and good looks that are sought after by many shooters demanding those qualities.

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I am occasionally asked if I use sambar because some people believe that is the supreme antler.  My answer is a question, "Do you know the difference?"  In truth, antler is antler - the main difference is price.  Sambar is very expensive and hard to find.  Elk and red stag grow antlers of excellent quality.  However, some parts of all antlers are better than other parts.  From the base end of any big antler up to the 3rd tine, the shell is thicker and the bark will be deeper textured than anything above that.  I use only those shank ends that will produce the best looking and the toughest grips.  If quality stag grips from a variety of sources are put side by side, there aren't a handful of people who can tell you what beast the antler came from.

The next most popular question is "Will you make me a pair of stag grips for my Colt SAA?"  Now there are a dozen or more Colt single action clones on the market that fall into this same category.  These pistols all have a two-piece grip frame and are slightly different from one another, even those made by the same company.  I can only make grips that I "guarantee to fit" if I have the grip frame from your pistol.  I take your grip frame and mount it on one of my Colts, or clones, and will make you a pair of grips that will fit properly.  Because most of these pistols are made with a one-piece grip, I have to drill the toe of the frame and install a stock pin.  Then I can make a set of two-piece grips that will fit.  This is the only way I do it because it works every time and I guarantee it.  If someone else says they can do it without your backstrap, ask them if they will guarantee your grips to fit or give you your money back.  Any stag grips you buy from me are guaranteed to please you or you can have your money back.  There is no extra charge for this service.  I always pay the shipping back to you.  Turn-around time for this service is 48 hours from the time I receive your grip frame.

Fitting for Ruger and Smith & Wesson is not a problem.  Their frames are all very close to one another and fitting from one to the other is usually great.  Colt 1911's and all of those clones are also very close and present no unusual fitting problems.

My stag grips are all made one set at a time and finally sanded by hand.  Then they go to a cloth wheel and are polished to a glass smooth finish.  They are fitted with brass escutcheons and a stainless steel screw cut to the proper length.  They are ready to screw on when you get them.  I always pay the shipping.

You may contact me any of the ways listed on this web site and I will e-mail you photos of grips that I have on hand for your particular pistol.  I also do custom work if you prefer something I don't have.  For instance, some people want grips a little bit thicker, or thinner than factory.  Some like a lot of bark and some like all the bark ground off and the entire surface polished.  Just ask, maybe I can do it.  There is no extra charge unless it is something really wild.

For a long time I have been asked if I can duplicate the aged look of old, used stag grips.  A lot of people have heard that soaking antler in coffee or tea will produce that old color.  I have tried all kinds of things and just recently discovered a chemical that will do the job.  I can turn antler a light tinge of yellow, or as dark as you want.  Unlike coffee and tea, it will not come off.  It is especially eye catching if it is applied to a pair of grips made from weathered antler with plenty of surface cracks.  I have included some on another page.  Check my photos and my testimonials.  I guarantee my work and I always pay the postage.


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William Rogers Jennings
198 North Burritt Avenue
Buffalo, WY 82834
Telephone: (307) 620-1869
E-mail: wrj@bresnan.net