KB Grips is the home of custom carved grips, completely hand-made by Keith Brown. All KB Grips are made by Keith Brown himself, with no automation or mass-production, and are customized to fit your hand measurements. This ensures a comfortable and visually stunning enhancement to your handguns that is both high-quality and unique. View examples of work in the gallery below, and please browse the Style Guide for an explanation of features and styles.
Effective January 10, 2020 I am no longer accepting new work. I am still working through existing orders, family, and promises made keep me at it pretty much every day.
This website will remain up at least through this year and then I will have to make a decision based on work left if it is worthwhile to maintain it.
Thank you,
This style is most easily recognized by the distinctive ribbon pattern checkering. The overall form is more slender, combining a comfortable palm swell with a graceful flair at the grip base.
These are very specific custom styles of grips I have made (styles like this will be quoted on an individual basis; see other galleries for more commonly requested styles).
The most easily recognized feature of the Kearsarge Style is the acorn leaf pattern, which is carved in relief; this is used in place of checkering. This pattern creates a surface that is more easily gripped, and it is intended to fall beneath the fingers and palm. It is a fine choice for handguns with heavy recoil. Original Kearsarge Style grips are usually quite slim and straight in profile.
