Pictures of the other side of each grip would be helpful.

 

Pic incoming

Those are the later style Colt medallion. Pony looking backwards on right side.

Don't appear to be Colt made.

They had aftermarket medallions back then?

Can't tell exactly, but certainly post 1924 or thereabouts. That is when Colt quit using the right medallion that has the rampant Colt facing forward also. Decent looking set of stocks!

So pre '24 both ponies face forward toward the end of the barrel?

 

Those are the later style Colt medallion. Pony looking backwards on right side.

Don't appear to be Colt made.

 

Can't tell exactly, but certainly post 1924 or thereabouts. That is when Colt quit using the right medallion that has the rampant Colt facing forward also. Decent looking set of stocks!

 

I suspect the Colt medallions were added later to grips. My guess would be 1960’s.

 

Medallion installations is amateur at best. They detract from some very nice quality ivory.

 

 

The medallions are a Red Herring. Since they are not factory grips they could have been added at anytime.

 

How old is the ivory in your opinion?

 

Not my expertise, but handling many Ivory grips over the years from various sources, I think as I previously indicated, my guess is it is 50 to 60 years old.

 

They don't look that old to me . The last set of 1911 grips I got from Dan Chesiak has a bit more color than those and they have been on the gun since the late 90's. Kinda depends on how much they have been handled or if they have been artificially aged .

 

Apparently, there is not a lot of info on original COLT supplied Ivory Stocks for the Model 'O' Series Pistols. And, apparently they are Rare ! Goddard lists GM Pistols, up through about 1930, that shipped with Ivory (Pistols, that He Found, that noted Ivory in the COLT records). Also, there is info on COLT supplied Ivory here: Colt Pistols and Revolvers for Firearms Collectors - Government Model .45 ACP , here: Colt Government Model National Match .45 ACP Collectors Information - Coltautos.com , here: Colt Ace .22 LR Pistol Photos and Information - Coltautos.com , here: Colt Pistols and Revolvers for Firearms Collectors - Service Model Ace .22 LR Collector's Information , and here: Colt Super .38 Pistol Photos and Information - Coltautos.com .

There was a recent Thread (on another Forum) that documented another set of COLT supplied Ivory that were assembled and shipped in June 1927 (that are Not noted in Goddard ?). Those Ivory Stocks are Sans medallions, and have a very similar (matching the standard Walnut Stocks) profile cut-out for the MSH Pin. (The OPs do not have that profile.)

 

Apparently, there is not a lot of info on original COLT supplied Ivory Stocks for the Model 'O' Series Pistols. And, apparently they are Rare ! Goddard lists GM Pistols, up through about 1930, that shipped with Ivory (Pistols, that He Found, that noted Ivory in the COLT records). Also, there is info on COLT supplied Ivory here: Colt Pistols and Revolvers for Firearms Collectors - Government Model .45 ACP , here: Colt Government Model National Match .45 ACP Collectors Information - Coltautos.com , here: Colt Ace .22 LR Pistol Photos and Information - Coltautos.com , here: Colt Pistols and Revolvers for Firearms Collectors - Service Model Ace .22 LR Collector's Information , and here: Colt Super .38 Pistol Photos and Information - Coltautos.com .

There was a recent Thread (on another Forum) that documented another set of COLT supplied Ivory that were assembled and shipped in June 1927 (that are Not noted in Goddard ?). Those Ivory Stocks are Sans medallions, and have a very similar profile cut-out for the MSH Pin.

So, you are saying these are factory grips from the 1930’s?

 

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