Hi Lucas, Hey! Just because they are not Bakelite, and also not Mauser, still leaves the door open for a "good" set of black plastic grips.. I'll explain how... Back in the 1990's, a bunch of Swedish, or Finnish, (can't remember which?) P.08 lugers were imported into the US, most if not all were sporting brand new black plastic grip sets, and most if not all, were re-barreled to a 5" 9mm barrel with a more square front sight. I was the recipient of many of these grips and barrels as I was working for Mr. John V. Martz at the time, and a lion share of the take off stuff ended up with me... The grips are high quality, and injection molded, which give them a quality appearance, and a very good fit, as they were made to fit perfect, and not shrink like a cast set? The only problem was, they were not Bakelite, and as such, not as resistant to solvents and cleaner oils which reacted over time with the shiny surfaces? They were the same as originals on the front, but very different on the back, and easily recognized by that difference alone. Also, they were engineered more for the DWM frame, as I think the Lugers so equipped were original DWM 1923 commercial, more info from the members, I may be all wet on some, but I know they exist….. best to all, til…..lat'r…..GT...….
