Interestingly, the original wood grips are now worth, all on their own, more than the guns sold for new. Most shooters replaced them with Pachmayrs or some form of aftermarket wood grips. When I horse traded my brother out of his Python several years ago, it had the Pachmayrs on it. Fortunately he had saved the original wood grips. Apparently, most just tossed them. They are really not all that great of a grip. I wound up putting a set of Herrett "Roper" style grips on it, which I prefer on double action revolvers.
