Grip Numbering on Late WW-I Lugers
 

Have recently seen two late WW-I Lugers, a 1917 Navy and a standard 1918 4" military, with good grips which are obviously authentic but NOT numbered.

Both sets have an upper-case letter on the inside of the left grip and nothing else.

Does anyone know if DWM discontinued numbering grips near the end of the war, or if they were just inconsistent at that time?

Or, does the upper-case letter inside the left grip indicate that these are armorer's replacements?

Would appreciate any information and/or similar observations by other collectors on the subject.

Thanks,
Luke

Anyone at least have a theory?
Luke

Your questions haven't fallen on deaf ears Luke... I just don't have any idea... while you and I have spent some time analyzing the bakelite "black widow grips" the only thing I have ever studied about wooden grips is the fit!

Perhaps one of the other guys has a clue... sorry I couldn't shed any light on this subject.

If the grips are un-numbered but have a Gothic letter they are armorer's replacements.

Tom A.

Hello Tom,

Thank you for the informaltion. Do armorer's grips degrade the value of the Luger?

Luke