my profile |
register |
faq |
search upload photo | donate | calendar |
05-21-2010, 05:25 PM | #1 |
User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NJ
Posts: 15
Thanks: 2
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
byf 41 grips
Are these the proper grips for a 1941 byf. I guess I'm asking for the forums opinion on there originality. If they are not original can anyone post a real set to show what they should look like?
Thanks in advance for any input, it is much appreciated |
05-21-2010, 11:01 PM | #2 |
User
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: CT. USA
Posts: 66
Thanks: 2
Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts
|
They look good to me....Try the "the hot pin test".Heat a pin ,and if the pin does not melt a hole in the grip it is bakelite. Or the "Carmen Miranda test". Hit the grips together and if they are original, they will make a sharp clack sound.
Cheers, Jason |
05-23-2010, 04:26 PM | #3 |
User
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Sevilla (ESPAÑA)
Posts: 82
Thanks: 4
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Buy a couple of grips equalize yours and in one of them (I believe that the left side) has a number "0" in small.
The photographies meet original ... though I am not too many esperto Regards Antonio
__________________
THERE IS NO IN THE WORLD LAND, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE SPANISH TOMB |
05-23-2010, 05:21 PM | #4 |
User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NJ
Posts: 15
Thanks: 2
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
Thanks to all,
This is my first Luger and I was really surprised to see that the grips were no marked with the same detail as a P-38 |
05-23-2010, 06:00 PM | #5 |
Always A
Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Colorado
Posts: 2,417
Thanks: 226
Thanked 2,603 Times in 933 Posts
|
Black Plastic Grips
Hi Joe, There's a thread sticky on the Jan C. Still forum that discusses the variations in black plastic grips. I hope you find it helpful. Regards, Norm
|
05-24-2010, 09:00 AM | #6 |
Lifer
Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The Capital of the Free World
Posts: 10,153
Thanks: 3,003
Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts
|
The photographs have poor lighting and inadequate contrast to be sure, but of what I can see, I'm sorry, but I could NOT say that these are genuine German made byf41 grips. they look like reproductions to me. I would need much better photographs. The first three photos don't even look like the same set of grips as the last two, and I have have pretty decent graphics on my machine.
They are the right color and style, but the border appears to be too wide, and the backs look too poor quality. The molds used on genuine grips were FIRST CLASS and didn't leave bubbles or rough areas on any REAL grips I have seen, and I have seen a few in my lifetime.
__________________
regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL and are endowed by their Creator with certain UNALIENABLE rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..." |
05-24-2010, 06:03 PM | #7 |
User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NJ
Posts: 15
Thanks: 2
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
took some other pictures today.As you can see I am not much of a photographer. The grips have a lot of "gunk" on the back and I do not want to take a chance ruining them with a cleaner.
Hope these help. And by the way this particular gun is listed in the grips section of Jan C. Still forum. Again thanks to all. |
The following member says Thank You to Waa623 for your post: |
05-26-2010, 06:26 AM | #8 |
User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: New York
Posts: 88
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
|
WaA623:
They look like reproductions grips to me. There are many ways of testing to see if they are correct. Heat a pot of water on the stove. Put one grip in the water for a minuets of so. Remove the grip and try to bend it. If there is any movement in the grip, it is plastic and reproduction. Original grips are made from a Thermal Set plastic (Bakelite and or Phenolic) and once the material is set, it’s set and will not soften with heat! Hope this helps. Regards, George |
05-26-2010, 08:37 AM | #9 |
Lifer
Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The Capital of the Free World
Posts: 10,153
Thanks: 3,003
Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts
|
Now that the photographs are much higher quality, I have to agree with George, my suspicions are confirmed and these are reproduction grips and are worth $30 or likely less.
I have never seen the "bubbling" or rough surface, or puddling at the edges seen on these grips on a genuine pair. They are the result of either inferior material or injection molding at the wrong temperature... If they have been sold to you as originals, get your money back.
__________________
regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL and are endowed by their Creator with certain UNALIENABLE rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..." |
|
|