Nill Grips Goodnews/Badnews
 

Really more bad than good I am afraid. Just got informed that Nill can no longer offer them at the rate we had them at, they have JUST increased 36% due to the enchange rate of EUROs vs Dollars. I was offering them at $70 fitted and installed and now they have jumped to $100. :(
Oh yeah, the good news, they still fit superb.

Now I don't feel dumb having four spare sets of Nill grips! :D

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Thor:
<strong>Really more bad than good I am afraid. Just got informed that Nill can no longer offer them at the rate we had them at, they have JUST increased 36% due to the enchange rate of EUROs vs Dollars. I was offering them at $70 fitted and installed and now they have jumped to $100. :(
Oh yeah, the good news, they still fit superb.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Thor:

Nil has a nice set of grips there, that fit perfectly and look original. Their price, before the change, was as high as hell.

What alternatives are there in grips? Who else makes a set that is a quality replacement?

Sieger

Sounds like the current ones from CMR are nice, the older ones didnt fit that well at the safety area, but it sounds like they fixed the problem.

Unfortunately, CMR has informed me that they are backordered, and it will be 6 or more weeks before they can ship anything.

I have found another source for Luger grips in Germany, and they fit as well as the Nil grips,but do not exhibit the harsh grain characteristics of the Nil. However, they were almost as expensive as the Nil grips - about $58.00 last September. They have probably tracked the Nil grip price upwards as the dollar lost ground since the list price is stated in Euros.

Luke

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Luke:
<strong>

I have found another source for Luger grips in Germany, and they fit as well as the Nil grips,but do not exhibit the harsh grain characteristics of the Nil.

Luke</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Luke:

It would be great if you would forward the contact information for these folks, as I speak German and travel there frequently. :)

Sieger

Sieger -

Below is a copy of my initial email to the German company. I bought a pair of these and found them to be of good quality and proper fit.
Hope this helps.
Luke
_______________________________________

&gt;Luke wrote:

&gt; I recently found new walnut grips for the German Luger, and I have been
&gt; told that you sell these. Can you please verify?

&gt;Luke Smithwick, North Carolina, USA

REPLY . . . . .

&gt;yes we sell these (51,- EUR / pair).
&gt;(+ post&package depending on destination and &gt;payment method.)

Mit freundlichen Gruessen / best regards,
Ihr CDS Team
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CDS D. Ehrenreich GmbH Tel: +49 (0)9663 551 und 552
Holnstein 14 (28) Fax: +49 (0)9663 539
92259 Neukirchen email: cds.ehrenreich@asamnet.de
Germany Homepage: http://www.cds-ehrenreich.de

Luke:

Thanks!! These grips are made in Germany, so their quality should be very good.

I'm going to order two pair.

Sieger

Sieger -

Good luck with the purchase. Please let us know how they turn out. I was very pleased with the pair I received. Also, I saw another pair at Bob Simpson's place which was of excellent quality.

By the way, I bought mine last September at 51-EUR or $65.29. I would guess the US price has tracked the exchange rate.

Regards,
Luke

Someone once mentioned a shop in Illinois that offered replacement grips. How did that turn out?

Luke:

I contacted them today and they claim that they now do not sell to US customers. Did they sell to you here or did you pick them up there?

Bob

Hi Bob,

I first learned of them last July when I found them on the Internet. I contacted them by email and sent detailed pictures of the grips I had seen at Bob Simpson's place, inquiring whether they were the source of the grips. They confirmed that they were and offered to sell a set of the grips directly to me for the 51-EUR equivalent in USD. I provided a credit card number, and they shipped the grips directly from Germany to North Carolina in about a week.

Sorry they have decided not to ship to the US. I can't imagine the reason.

Regards,
Luke

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Luke:
<strong>Hi Bob,

I first learned of them last July when I found them on the Internet. I contacted them by email and sent detailed pictures of the grips I had seen at Bob Simpson's place, inquiring whether they were the source of the grips. They confirmed that they were and offered to sell a set of the grips directly to me for the 51-EUR equivalent in USD. I provided a credit card number, and they shipped the grips directly from Germany to North Carolina in about a week.

Sorry they have decided not to ship to the US. I can't imagine the reason.

Regards,
Luke</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Dear Luke:

With an unemployment rate of over 12%, one would think that a German firm would be happy for our business. <img border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" title="" src="graemlins/bigok.gif" />

Well, I guess not.

Thanks anyway.

Sieger :( :( <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />

Perhaps one of our entrepreneurial German members can take advantage of this opportunity to become a distribution "source" of these grips?

Any takers? Dieter? Pisto? ...maybe you could make a quantity buy for a discount and make a few Euros on the shipping and handling?

Hello All:

I received another e-mail from Herr Ehrenreich today stateing that they sell to US firms, but not US individuals.

Perhaps, if one of our members would want to order a quanity of these grips, he would sell them to us.

Sieger

Ted, I assume that Nill also licked their quality problem. A couple of years ago, the checkering was fuzzy under the safey area. Also, do they make light and medium shaded grips?

Don, I am much happier with them these days, I call Wes and tell him what I am looking for! The quality seems to be very good, but I think Hugh is still the best checkerer but I am biased! His work is so perfect.

I was told by Wes at Nill Grips that Nill Luger Wood replacment grips are now sold through Pistol Dynamics.Click HERE for PISTOL DYNAMICS Website

Now Precision arms has quit carrying them, looks like Larrys guns will carry them. Wonder what is next? This message is posted on the Larry's Guns website. Larry's Guns WEBSITE
Unfortunately, there are some NILL-GRIP price changes now occuring and we are temporarily unable to post the prices on our web site. We will re-post prices as soon as we get further details from the manufacturer. In the mean time, if you are interested in purchasing NILL-GRIPS, please contact us. Call Larry's Guns at: (207) 772- 0998

Just ordered some smooth Nill Luger grips from Larry's. At the present Euro/$US exchange rate they cost me about $102/pr after adding shipping and insurance. The checkered ones would have been slightly higher! <img border="0" alt="[crying]" title="" src="graemlins/crying.gif" />

Wish someone would make DECENT ones here!

Did ya hear that request VIGGO?

Here we go again!!! <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" /> See the news at Larrys Guns! Here is the HEADER ABOVE THE INFO from their website.

LARRY'S GUNS severs business relationship with NILL GRIPS

Larry's Guns Nill Grip NEWS CLICK HERE

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Thor:
<strong>Here we go again!!! <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" /> See the news at Larrys Guns! Here is the HEADER ABOVE THE INFO from their website.

LARRY'S GUNS severs business relationship with NILL GRIPS

Larry's Guns Nill Grip NEWS CLICK HERE</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Thor:

The folks I talked with at Nil, in German I might add, were not really friendly at all.

To hear that they are having problems dealing with American companies is not a real surprise to me.

Sieger

This looks like a perfect opportunity for one of our enterprising Deutschland members to start a Nill-Grip supply service for his American Cousins...

and make a few Euro's in the process!

John,

I'll make some enquiries and see what I can come up with...

Picked up freshly from the www.nill-grips.com website.
(the prices will remain a problem as the Dollar/Euro conversion rate is not very good at the moment...):
((URL Corrected by Admin-JS)
Dear customers and friends,

for some time now, we have experienced problems with our US partners in marketing and delivering our products to our highly valued American customer base.

We have, therefore, decided to handle all inquiries and orders from our American friends directly from our home base. Our website shows all of our products and lists all related information, enabling you to order all grips via our Online-Shop System that is currently being established. Since grips do require a U.S. import licence, we are forming a central importation site from which all grips will be distributed to customers. We expect all systems to be in place by January 2005, and wish to assure you that all your inquiries and orders will be handled expeditiously so that our quality grips can be enjoyed by you without any undue delay.

Dealers wishing to establish their own import licences and to receive deliveries directly will be assisted in the application process and will receive a special bonus on their first order.

Nill Grips is committed to serving the high-quality segment of our industry. We are proud of our innovative, customer and quality-oriented approach to doing business and look forward to being of service to you.

Sincerely yours,

Wilfried Nill

Thank you Gerben... and Merry Christmas!

Hi John,

First of all a merry christmas to you and all of the other forum guys/girls.
(especially to John D. who has been working really hard to get us a fresh forum to bum around in ) :)

The Nill article numbers are MA051 for smooth walnut, oiled, and MA057 for checkered grips.

They are not unwilling towards a partnership, but they want to sell in quantities....

Current productfinder at the Nill-Grips website shows no products found for
pistol/ Mauser/ Luger 08 (until year '45)

Is that the end of the line?

Just to throw it out there, i am building a desktop CNC machine, and the first project i planning on doing, is making luger grips on it. i will keep you posted, and let everyone know when a prototype set are done. One bonus is that i will be able to make them in whatever you want.

Austin, I think that's significant enough to warrant starting a new thread!!!

I will start a new thread when the machine is done.