Foolishness...

Pete Ebbink · 02-20-2006, 01:03 PM

Take a look at e-Bay item # 6605470745...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...0%3D%26fvi%3D1

Some folks are throwing away good money for "Black Widow" grips that are really poorly made (maybe Russian...?)...

John Sabato · 02-20-2006, 01:55 PM

Pete, those are not BW grips... those are eastern bloc early replacement grips... not repro... probably russian in origin. They are functional, not pretty.

Luke · 02-20-2006, 02:55 PM

I believe John is correct; Russian origin.

I have a pair of those. Not pretty.

Luke

Herb · 02-20-2006, 03:35 PM

Note that of the 16 bidders not one of them asked what they were. I guess because they were black and in Germany they must be original Luger grips. Too much money too little schmardts.

Curly1 · 02-20-2006, 06:11 PM

How much did they overpay then?

Herb · 02-20-2006, 06:26 PM

About $152.50

Vlim · 02-21-2006, 12:09 PM

Haha, Beautiful.

I understood that the Eastern-block methods of luger storage meant the wooden grips either didn't survive or were discarded (lugers stored in oil-filled barrels). This meant that they needed to create a large volume of replacement grips when the stuff was sold during the 1990's.

Pete Ebbink · 02-21-2006, 12:48 PM

Curious...you would have thought a mold they made up would have the checkering more accurate to the originals.

When I try to follow the line of the checkering, I get sea-sick...

Maybe too much vodka in the mold-making shop...

Hugh · 02-22-2006, 12:02 PM

I notice the seller made no claim that they were "black widow", just said they were "black grips". Think I'll dig out my pair of "Russians" and put them on ebay!

02-20-2006, 01:03 PM	#1
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Foolishness... Take a look at e-Bay item # 6605470745... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...0%3D%26fvi%3D1 Some folks are throwing away good money for "Black Widow" grips that are really poorly made (maybe Russian...?)...

02-20-2006, 01:55 PM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	Pete, those are not BW grips... those are eastern bloc early replacement grips... not repro... probably russian in origin. They are functional, not pretty. __________________ 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..."*

02-20-2006, 02:55 PM	#3
Luke User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NC - USA Posts: 1,239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 6 Posts	I believe John is correct; Russian origin. I have a pair of those. Not pretty. Luke __________________ "Peace, if possible; truth, at any cost." . . . Martin Luther

02-20-2006, 03:35 PM	#4
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Note that of the 16 bidders not one of them asked what they were. I guess because they were black and in Germany they must be original Luger grips. Too much money too little schmardts. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

02-20-2006, 06:11 PM	#5
Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,241 Thanks: 117 Thanked 714 Times in 371 Posts	How much did they overpay then? __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary

02-20-2006, 06:26 PM	#6
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	About $152.50 __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

02-21-2006, 12:09 PM	#7
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Haha, Beautiful. I understood that the Eastern-block methods of luger storage meant the wooden grips either didn't survive or were discarded (lugers stored in oil-filled barrels). This meant that they needed to create a large volume of replacement grips when the stuff was sold during the 1990's.

02-21-2006, 12:48 PM	#8
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Curious...you would have thought a mold they made up would have the checkering more accurate to the originals. When I try to follow the line of the checkering, I get sea-sick... Maybe too much vodka in the mold-making shop...

02-22-2006, 12:02 PM	#9
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	I notice the seller made no claim that they were "black widow", just said they were "black grips". Think I'll dig out my pair of "Russians" and put them on ebay! __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*