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April 18, 2016
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Any one know where DW sourced their revolver grips? Reason this comes up is I just bought a High Standard Crusader and the one piece grip looks so much like a DW grip it must come from the same place.
Dans Club
March 28, 2023
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I do not think they are still around. I take it your trying to put Zebra Grips on them. I know I have a pair of 8 inch engraved ones and I was told the Zebra only came on the 44 magnum not the 45 Colt. Well I had a set of 6 inch High Standard Crusaders so I swapped the other Zebra grip off the 6 inch gun so my matching set (serial numbers) both have Zebra's. What beautiful guns! The 8 inch engraved only 51 each were made (51 of the 44 magnums & 51 of the 41 Colts) The 6 inch ones are still very rare with only 500 or less made) I do believe the old wise tale of there being 1oz of gold being on the side of each gun is debunked now or the prices would have increased in the last few months. Anyway I would think with some wood filler and a Dremel drill you could modify a existing Dan Wesson grip to fit your Crusader! Remember to double click twice to really see a close up! 
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Dans Club
March 25, 2013
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I don't know if you are asking who made them or where the wood came from. There were various grip makers that made the grips. Eagle, Cataba, Hogue, and others made factory grips at various times.
The actual zebra wood was a South American and Central American tree that is no longer harvested due to it being a protected species. Very similar looking species from Africa are now called zebrawood I believe.
There is no connection between HS Crusaders and Dan Wessons as far as designers, clockwork or dimensions. The Crusader action is very different than a Dan Wesson. The barrel and shroud is not used and the frame sizes are different. The Crusader frame is very similar to a S&W Model 29 and the large frame Dan is much more robust. If you attempt to modify a DW grip to fit the Crusader I suggest you try it using a beat up LG frame target grip before you damage a $250 zebra.
