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Dok · 02-16-2002, 12:08 PM

could well be original. After 1937 black plastic grips were issued on some Lugers. And due to the practice of dip bluing everying after 1937, with the black grips, it gave rise to the "marketing term" - BLACK WIDOW.

Dok

02-16-2002, 12:08 PM	#10
Dok RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bermuda (Eat Your Heart Out) Posts: 1,626 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	The black plastic grips... could well be original. After 1937 black plastic grips were issued on some Lugers. And due to the practice of dip bluing everying after 1937, with the black grips, it gave rise to the "marketing term" - BLACK WIDOW. Dok