remember the first, early 44 flatop grips in walnut had a slight "sculpting" at the top rear..............the first few guns had the hard rubber, then they went to the walnut in Dec of 1956...........
@rugerguy Yeah, I'm looking for the wood grips. @PRichardson87 that is the rub... Would have been easier if Ruger didn't change them, but use the same name...
Look closely at the picture rugerguy has posted. You can see 3 different grips. A bit of research will help you get the correct set of grips for your gun.