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Vlim · 10-01-2022, 05:28 PM

It all depends a bit on what you paid for it.
There is no such thing as a Black Widow. Just a marketing ploy to sell lugers with black plastic grips, which is all they are.

Doubs · 10-01-2022, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vlim

It all depends a bit on what you paid for it.
There is no such thing as a Black Widow. Just a marketing ploy to sell lugers with black plastic grips, which is all they are.

Vlim is correct about the "Black Widow" term. It was invented by a well known Luger collector and salesman named Ralph Shattock many years ago because the plastic grip Mauser Lugers weren't selling. The name caught on and now the black plastic grips are desirable to some people. The name has no basis in fact.

gunbugs · 10-01-2022, 11:56 PM

You did OK. The un-numbered toggle pin isn't really that big of a deal. They were replaced on occasion. Don't stress over it. Enjoy the gun, it looks pretty good to me. And, in the end, you have learned something. The knowledge is just as valuable as the gun. You can ask on the "wanted" forum and see if someone has a matching numbered axle pin. 1 in 100 chance. Pretty good odds, really.

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10-01-2022, 05:28 PM	#1
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	It all depends a bit on what you paid for it. There is no such thing as a Black Widow. Just a marketing ploy to sell lugers with black plastic grips, which is all they are.

10-01-2022, 11:56 PM	#3
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 683 Thanks: 375 Thanked 1,228 Times in 415 Posts	You did OK. The un-numbered toggle pin isn't really that big of a deal. They were replaced on occasion. Don't stress over it. Enjoy the gun, it looks pretty good to me. And, in the end, you have learned something. The knowledge is just as valuable as the gun. You can ask on the "wanted" forum and see if someone has a matching numbered axle pin. 1 in 100 chance. Pretty good odds, really.