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#1 ·
Just purchased this set of 1911 grips. Are they mismatched or what ? iI have never seen this type of medallion the wood the grips are made of are a match but the medallions don't .

 
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They are mis-matched
The medallion on the left is known as the "Serpentine" Colt Medallion that was installed in the rubber pebble grain grips on Colt autos in the late 80's-early 90's. The medallion on the right is the standard rampant Colt medallion.
 
#7 ·
During the Colt 150th anniversary they used the large pony medallions with a "150" on the medallion with the large pony.
For several years after that they used the large pony without the "150" then went back to the small pony on the globe.

I suspect these came off two different guns... the one on the right either before or a few years after the large pony medallion period.
The large pony medallion grip a couple of years after the 150th anniversary.
 
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