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4 Scale · 05-28-2015, 06:35 PM

Lots of good advice in this thread.

I have heard "Black Widow" was a descriptive/marketing term coined by the late Luger dealer Ralph Schattuck to described salt blued Mauser Lugers with black bakelite grips/magazine bottoms. See FAQ for manufacture dates. I believe he popularized the term after the Lugers at Random book was published. Those Lugers have a decidedly dark appearance compared to generally earlier models. While I prefer the look of models that included strawed (light colored) parts and wooden grips, such as the gorgeous Kreighoff above, the beauty of collecting is you need only satisfy your own tastes.

05-28-2015, 06:35 PM	#28
4 Scale User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 544 Thanks: 194 Thanked 490 Times in 251 Posts	Lots of good advice in this thread. I have heard "Black Widow" was a descriptive/marketing term coined by the late Luger dealer Ralph Schattuck to described salt blued Mauser Lugers with black bakelite grips/magazine bottoms. See FAQ for manufacture dates. I believe he popularized the term after the Lugers at Random book was published. Those Lugers have a decidedly dark appearance compared to generally earlier models. While I prefer the look of models that included strawed (light colored) parts and wooden grips, such as the gorgeous Kreighoff above, the beauty of collecting is you need only satisfy your own tastes. Last edited by 4 Scale; 12-02-2021 at 03:16 PM.