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February 16, 2016
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We all know about the brass DWA and DW grip medallions, but who can tell me more about the silver inserts with stars ?
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They are an aftermarket product. I do not believe they were ever OEM. They are half the size of the medallions we are used to. Of course I am wrong about half the time also.Â
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February 16, 2016
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lbruce said
They are an aftermarket product. I do not believe they were ever OEM. They are half the size of the medallions we are used to. Of course I am wrong about half the time also.Â
That makes sense. I have a grip that came on my Nickel 14 that has those inserts and like you say, they are half the size, so would not fit in the OEM size hole. Â They also have vertical serrations cut the length of the backstrap, which I have never seen on a Dan.
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Some of the early grips did have a smaller medallion, However I "thought" they were a little different than the star medallion. Once again I am commonly mistaken.Â
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February 16, 2016
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The Numrich website I got the image from lists the medallions as "Aftermarket".
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Stinger said
lbruce said
They are an aftermarket product. I do not believe they were ever OEM. They are half the size of the medallions we are used to. Of course I am wrong about half the time also.ÂThat makes sense. I have a grip that came on my Nickel 14 that has those inserts and like you say, they are half the size, so would not fit in the OEM size hole. Â They also have vertical ribs cut the length of the backstrap, which I have never seen on a Dan.
As you may have noticed the "new" after market grips do make a nice replacement for the older "W" medallions that were commonly found on the fake wood grips as with the concealed carry size pictured and the full size. I ruined one trying to clean up the grip but later replaced the with a set of these. They just snap in.
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