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CJATE wrote:I have waited along time to join this thread!

NIIIICE!!!!!!

AC wrote:I just got this USP Colt a week ago. Been wanting one for a long time to keep my Springfield SS Champion and my Colt WW1 reissue company.

Way to make me jealous, sir. Nice find.

Jeremae wrote:A year or two back I saw a set of grips for sale on THR to fit a 1911 made out of real rattlesnake skin. I was never able to communicate with the seller.

Has anyone seen such grips for sale somewhere?

No, but I'd be very hesitant about putting such grips on any gun. Yeah, they're flashy, but rattlesnake skin can be somewhat delicate. My father had a few pairs of rattlesnake boots over the years; he won't buy them anymore because they simply don't last. The skin dries out, especially so with sweat (salts), and becomes brittle.

Rattler grips would probably not last very long at all. Between sweat and the daily "rubbing" of clothes on the grips during daily carry, I think that they'd probably come apart within a few months.

High Velocity -

Looking at those grips, my eyes hurt...

Rest of the gun looks really nice, though.