new guy here with a question or 3

Clarkaim · 07-26-2010, 11:06 AM

I've owned maybe 3 previous lugers, one a matching dwm I sold years ago to a guy to buy a les baer. 2 shooters, one of those was a russian capture job that looked dipped in black paint, if you remember those. Did have Black Widow grips that I sold to a guy.

At a show recently I picked up what I consider a shooter as well, paid the appropriate money for it as well. Here's the deal with it. It turns out it's all matching on all parts but it's been re-blued and there is some engraving on the backstrap, 3 ornate engraved letters, the first undecipherable, maybe a Q?, then 2 s's, one on top of the other. The blueing on this is like what you'd see on a new Smith and Wesson or something, extremely nice polish and a deeeeep black. It's just a plain byf 41 luger, the grips are some sort of brown bakelite, not regular plastic. Who made those grips? I assume they are aftermarket? the only wear on teh blue is around the handlestraps from holding Id guess. I'll take some pics later when more time. I'm guessing someone brought the gun back and had it refinished a long time ago before these had the collector value they have today?

07-26-2010, 11:06 AM	#1
Clarkaim User Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	new guy here with a question or 3 I've owned maybe 3 previous lugers, one a matching dwm I sold years ago to a guy to buy a les baer. 2 shooters, one of those was a russian capture job that looked dipped in black paint, if you remember those. Did have Black Widow grips that I sold to a guy. At a show recently I picked up what I consider a shooter as well, paid the appropriate money for it as well. Here's the deal with it. It turns out it's all matching on all parts but it's been re-blued and there is some engraving on the backstrap, 3 ornate engraved letters, the first undecipherable, maybe a Q?, then 2 s's, one on top of the other. The blueing on this is like what you'd see on a new Smith and Wesson or something, extremely nice polish and a deeeeep black. It's just a plain byf 41 luger, the grips are some sort of brown bakelite, not regular plastic. Who made those grips? I assume they are aftermarket? the only wear on teh blue is around the handlestraps from holding Id guess. I'll take some pics later when more time. I'm guessing someone brought the gun back and had it refinished a long time ago before these had the collector value they have today?