I would bet that the metal plate is one man's solution to keep a loose grip from rotating. Sorry sold out of lanyard loops. Tom

Perhaps, but why the deliberate notch through the grip?

Looks like an honest Mauser Luger with its bump, is it all matching? How is the bore? Strange about the removed lanyard loop. In any case it's a nice gun and perhaps a good shooter, but as an additional warning, old Lugers should never be fired with modern high speed and high power ammunition.
Safe shooting.

Sergio

I still think that the removed lanyard is part of the mystery. That, in combination with the slot in the grip, perhaps once formed the base for some sort of sight mount, as earlier suggested.

Are you thinking it used to be fitted with some sort of colapsible stock like the Thiemann?

Possibly. A loose grip would have been fixed by adding material such as wood filler or glue to the edges. The notch, rear cutout and screwed-in metal plate seem like way too much work to just snug a grip. This mod had a very specific purpose.

"I still think that the removed lanyard is part of the mystery. That, in combination with the slot in the grip, perhaps once formed the base for some sort of sight mount, as earlier suggested."


I think the same.

The metal attachment looks like it has been there a long time, but the grip is not stable enough to be a sight mount since it is only retained by the screw at the bottom. While it may have had a mechanical purpose that is currently unknown to us, I can't concur that a sight mount is a plausible reason...:cheers:

The inletting on the inside of the grip is certainly done purposefully, and the screw holding the plate would have to be VERY short so that it did not pierce or protrude beyond the outer grip surface. This would not be a substantial location to mount anything. perhaps, the grip got a chip knocked out of it, and this was the owner's method of providing some support at the top edge where the grip fits into the frame for mounting? At least until a new grip could be acquired... and then maybe the gun was captured before a replacement grip could be obtained.

All speculation of course, except my statement that this surface would not be sturdy enough to support an accoutrement/accessory attached to the grip.

:cheers:

Just my $0.02 Spend it wisely... :D

Ah! The last of the big spenders. :D

Anyways, I agree with you said, it's not stable enough for a sight mount.