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Coltwood
md1634
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Uhhh, not if you want the correct grips for any number of 1950-60's era colts.
They don't look like a "Big Mistake" to me.[^]
How dare you insert a Smith medallion into the triggerguard of a Colt firearm! (Insert favorite inappropriate sexual metaphor here)!
Anyway, to answer the question "Coltwood" is somewhat akin to "Grape nuts" (which doesn't contain grapes or nuts).
Its a synthetic wood-colored compound that Colt used for grips in the late 40s though the 50s and beyond. The earlier ones were solid phenolic resin, and the later ones were injection-molded hollow plastic.
In my opinion, these grips are "classic" only in the sense that they are period-correct for some old Colts, and there isn't really all that much else to recommend them.
"Franzite" is another period-correct aftermarket hollow plastic grip brand whose name is significantly more interesting than the actual product.