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Review: TNW Spade Grips by James Jones The design of these grips is different from other grips I’ve seen available. Rather than having a paddle that is pushed in, the butterfly thumb actuator is pushed down resulting in a more fluid motion of actuating the trigger much like the original M2 .50 design. This downward motion pivots the front end of the butterfly actuator pulling the interconnecting bar up. The pin riding at the bottom of this interconnecting piece then pulls the trigger up. Other grip designs push a bar back which may require more force. As many of you know, the trigger bar of the 1919 moves up rather than back like a conventional gun/rifle. Both top and bottom screw caps for the handles are secured using a spanner wrench which screws into metal inserts in the wood handle. The grips come complete with the buffer plate, back plate adjusting screw and buffer disks. There is a setscrew on top of the unit to keep the latch strap from moving to the rear of the weapon. The interconnecting bar or ring that surrounds the buffer tube is cut down in the upper-right section to allow access to the driving spring rod assembly (the flat blade slot you turn 90 degrees to lock the spring in the bolt for disassembly). There was no headless shoulder pin present to lock the back plate adjusting screw in place however there were two holes, one located on top and one on bottom which line up with the notches where the set screw would have contacted the back plate adjusting screw and could be tapped for a set screw. I did not do this as the adjusting screw doesn’t seem to move. The fit of the parts was a bit tight when received as roll pins are used to secure the parts together. This problem was fixed by reaming out the holes of the piece that rides on the inside of the pinned parts. This was done in two places as there are two roll pins. The pin that rides under the trigger was too long as received. I shortened its length to keep the pin from moving so far left and right. Machining of the original back plate was a bit crude in removing the pistol grip. If this could have been somehow turned in a lathe to bring down the material to a perfectly round contour it would have resulted in a more finished look. I have fired my Rapid Fire built 1919 several hundred rounds with these grips and had no problems. Although I’ve never used 1919’s built by other manufacturers, the consensus is that the Rapid Fire trigger is a bit stiffer than others. I noticed no difficulty in operating the butterfly actuator. Shooting with spade grips is altogether different that using the stock pistol grip. I find it provides better control of the recoiling gun even when fired from a MG42 AA tripod mount. Not exactly a drop in solution, but pretty close. For $275 those who like to tinker will like the TNW design. For those looking for something that works out of the box, the OOW or Brian Bramble grips may be better. TNW website: http://tnwfirearms.com/ P.O. Box 311 Vernonia, Or. 97064 Phone: (503)429-5001 email: tnwcorp@aol.com

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