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Unread 07-13-2011, 04:33 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Balder View Post
Nice gun, but are black "plastic" grips correct on a 1940? I thought they were seen on a relatively small percentage of the 1941 & 1942 production only.

Balder
They are correct but seldom encountered. The Wehrmacht authorized the substitution of plastic for walnut when the latter was not available in 1939.
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