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Unread 05-19-2011, 02:16 PM   #1
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Default 1918 DWM P08 with sweetheart grips

Hello Gents

Thanks to a fellow fourm member. I was able to get a set of "sweetheart grips" for my plated 1918 DWM.
So I thought I would show it off.
I found this rig years ago.
It is a 1918 DWM with a sear safety,no sign of a magazine safety.It was fitted with a set of old plastic Franzite grips ,that had shrunk so much they fell off.

Whoever plated it did very little buffing.All the edges are sharp and the stampings are pretty readable. It is a totally matching gun,the bore is pristine,it functions great and even the magazine #matches.So,someone had to go and plate it!
It came with a interesting 1917 holster that was converted from a artillery holster.
The pics are of my dad in his first uniform from 1941.Hard to believe he was old enough to enlist,he looks so young.
The girl is his wartime girlfriend.
Pics I put on the grips are a little family remembrance project.
I think my dad will get a kick out of them when I show him.
Bob
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