I have 4 N.F. Colts and not one came with grips I would have put on a cap pistol. They are the plainest ,ugliest, most uninteresting walnut grips on the planet.Cost limitations were likely why Colt did this but,to put such garbage grips on a premier gun defies the imagination.I bag 'em and tag'em and put what I can on. I have one N.F. 44-40 that I put a set of 1 gen. hard rubber stocks on and it looks great.Usually the 1st and 2nd gen. guns have a little smaller grips than 3rd gens. but, somehow,these fit perfectly.I trimmed and fit a set of aftermarket stags on one but a previous owner[Bubba?] hogged out the pin hole so I had to use Accraglas to fix them.Sure, it's on the inside and you can't see it but I know it's there.I would love to fit them all with ivories but the real stuff has always been a little beyond my reach until now....Now,I can't even see them with my spotting scope!! Maybe Tru-Ivories or the wife[bless her soul] will win the Publishers Clearing House give away[ yea right] and I will be able to put Ivory and Gold on them.Hold on,hold on, my BP is rising and I'm gettin' [?] crazy!! Hey, I love the New Frontiers and I hope nobody else does 'cause it keeps the price down! Nick
Edit: BTW, I DON'T scratch numbers in the grips. That jus' ain't right. NR