Are these repro grips ?

[Stu]

Hi all. I'm looking at a 1917 Erfurt which is a supposed WWII bringback, but I'm not happy the grips are original. I base this on the fact that in the pictures the front top curve of the left grip is too far behind the curve on the sideplate. Can anyone offer an opinion as to their originality ? Asking $650 which I think is a little to much.

When I asked the seller this is the response I got;

"I asked the same question when I got it. The veteran told me that he got it exactly like that. I then asked the gunseller who did the transfer to my name and he also told me that the grips were ok. Actually according to him, is quite rare finding WWI reissue lugers with this WWI type of grip, since most of them were replaced with the WW2 darker type grip when they were being reissued."

I think the answer may be incorrect.

What markings should appear on the inside of genuine WWI and WWII grips ?

Thanks, Stu

Ps sorry, I should have put this in the restoration or general forums.