Sweetheart Grips

cdmech · 04-08-2011, 11:17 PM

I just bought this sweetheart grip on Ebay. I'm really impressed by how well it was carved, and just couldn't resist trying it on my Luger! Recently I fitted new wood grips, and even with the help of a Dremel it was very time consuming. How someone hand carved these two pieces of plexiglass to fit so well and hold the picture amazes me.
Unfortunately the seller didn't have any history with it, but if taken at face value, it sure has been around.
I would appreciate any thoughts or opinions on it, and would like to see pictures of any similar grips.
Thanks,
Marc

wlyon · 04-09-2011, 02:23 AM

Marc
Nice piece of history. Bill

Edward Tinker · 04-09-2011, 03:35 AM

yes, I like them, have had a couple of them for other guns than lugers (the grips are harder to make compared to say a Radom or 1911...

Ed

saab-bob · 04-09-2011, 11:54 AM

Marc
Congrats on the nice grips.
I was bidding on them as well.

They are the first grips I have seen that have a separate piece to insure the picture was not damaged by the magazine follower.
Good design.
I have a nickle-plated 1918 DMW WW2 "bring-back" that I am looking for nice set of Plexiglas "sweetheart" grips for.
Didn't see any at the Reno show.

Bob

cdmech · 04-09-2011, 09:05 PM

Bob
Thanks, I think I was more exited about getting the grip than I was when I got the Luger (no offense anyone). I am fascinated by the story it tells. I've been looking up places listed on it and learning alot of WW2 history in the process. Many of them fit within the Tunisia campaign.
I consider myself very fortunate to have them.
Marc

Hugo Borchardt · 04-10-2011, 12:31 AM

Very nice. I love it. Another one (not as cool as yours) has been on Gunbroker for close to a year as the seller doesn't put "Luger" in the title and may have a high reserve:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...=223432595#PIC

Clark

cdmech · 05-08-2011, 06:47 PM

I wanted a nice way to show people this grip without having to let them handle a gun, and I was afraid of damaging it loose. My first thought was to modify the cast aluminum luger in the first picture, but then I decided better of that and made the simple wood gun in the second picture. What do you think?
Marc

sheepherder · 05-08-2011, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cdmech

...but then I decided better of that and made the simple wood gun in the second picture. What do you think?
Marc

A simple solution...Better/cheaper than my idea, which was to buy a cheap AirSoft Luger off ebay...

04-09-2011, 02:23 AM	#2
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,673 Thanks: 3,244 Thanked 2,661 Times in 988 Posts	Marc Nice piece of history. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

04-09-2011, 03:35 AM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,609 Times in 2,123 Posts	yes, I like them, have had a couple of them for other guns than lugers (the grips are harder to make compared to say a Radom or 1911... Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

04-09-2011, 11:54 AM	#4
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Marc Congrats on the nice grips. I was bidding on them as well. They are the first grips I have seen that have a separate piece to insure the picture was not damaged by the magazine follower. Good design. I have a nickle-plated 1918 DMW WW2 "bring-back" that I am looking for nice set of Plexiglas "sweetheart" grips for. Didn't see any at the Reno show. Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

04-10-2011, 12:31 AM	#6
Hugo Borchardt User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 372 Thanks: 340 Thanked 143 Times in 48 Posts	Very nice. I love it. Another one (not as cool as yours) has been on Gunbroker for close to a year as the seller doesn't put "Luger" in the title and may have a high reserve: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...=223432595#PIC Clark __________________ My militaria collection is dedicated to the memory of my Grandfather, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Dave Hill, Jr., wounded in action at The Assault of the Second Marine Division on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, 20-23 November, 1943. http://www.tarawa1943.com/pages/casualties%20tarawa.htm

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04-09-2011, 09:05 PM	#5
cdmech User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 218 Thanks: 87 Thanked 134 Times in 55 Posts	Bob Thanks, I think I was more exited about getting the grip than I was when I got the Luger (no offense anyone). I am fascinated by the story it tells. I've been looking up places listed on it and learning alot of WW2 history in the process. Many of them fit within the Tunisia campaign. I consider myself very fortunate to have them. Marc