So Called "Black Widow" Bakelite Grips.
 

All of you who own a shooter grade Luger with these type grips on it had better call for an armed guard to watch over you while you carefully remove those grips and place them in a gun safe for secure storage of a delicate antique...

Yesterday, the highest price I have ever seen paid for a set of these original grips that were not attached to a functional Luger reached $465.00 USD on ebay...

Their collector value has been steadily climbing over the last two years... but I believe we have reached a level not seen since the last time the Brooklyn Bridge was sold... They are nearly worth their weight in gold.

I suggest you all remove them now and put them in safe storage to ensure that you will have all of your children's college education paid for!

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=250235506526

Hey John,

That's simply amazing!! In that case I have several pair of BW grips that I'm willing to sell for $500 a pop! Just kidding. :D

That's really unbelievable!

That's just 'cause you don't know nothin' 'bout no Lugars...http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/toothless.gif

And when I was a kid I would throw the black and brown "plastic" grips away and replace them with walnut grips. I thought the plastic grips rather garish and cheap.

The seller of the grips sent me the original photos... since they are "historic" for their price, I thought I would post them here.

http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload...psebay0418.jpg
http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload...sebay0418a.jpg


They came off of a Russian Capture 42-byf Luger... for you newbies... the crude "X" mark over the chamber in this case is an indication of Russian captivity for the gun. The X may appear in various places, but usually near the serial number or in obvious view.

http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload...sebay0418b.jpg

I have a pair just like them that also came with a Russian Capture. It's a matching 1940/42.
I didn't give that much for the whole gun!

Hey John, That Photo Might be worth 40 or $50.00