[Ron Wood]

I remember the topic of Party Leader grips for a Luger came up years ago, possibly in Automag and possibly around the time Kenyon says he saw and tested them. I don't recall the discussion because I wasn't particularly interested in it. My first reaction is the same as most everyone else, they are at a minimum highly suspect. I don't believe they are CAD/CAM produced. The probable reason for canting the emblem is to make the wreath and swastika appear centered on the grip from side to side. This is accomplished on the left grip but the right grip is not as well centered. I would think that the molds for these grips were hand crafted by building up the eagle emblem on a set of grips, possibly using wax the way jewelry findings are created and "lost wax" cast, and then making a female mold for the final casting. Labor intensive by not something that couldn't be accomplished in a few days. This is in no way intended to validate these grips, just windbagging.