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John Sabato · 04-01-2008, 12:20 AM

If the gun is in a static display case, then you could leave the original grips on it, but if the gun is handled frequently then I would store them....and yes all 60+ year old bakelite is brittle and prone to breakage. One accidental drop of the gun on a hard floor could cost you hundreds of dollars in value. The g-forces involved in firing the gun could also give you a really bad day.

04-01-2008, 12:20 AM	#3
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	If the gun is in a static display case, then you could leave the original grips on it, but if the gun is handled frequently then I would store them....and yes all 60+ year old bakelite is brittle and prone to breakage. One accidental drop of the gun on a hard floor could cost you hundreds of dollars in value. The g-forces involved in firing the gun could also give you a really bad day. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*