Black Widow grips

alanint · 04-10-2012, 03:11 PM

Hi and welcome to posting on the site!

You need to photograph both grips, especially the back side in order to determine if they are originals or a repro set. If original, they are worth $200+ depending on condition and how badly someone wants them. There is the "hot pin" test, which can be performed in a discreet place and will tell you if they are bakelite, (some smoke and a funny smell) or plastic, (bubbling, melting and a clear burnt plastic smell)

sheepdog · 04-10-2012, 05:41 PM

Best I could get, it's a Kodak camera so I know why their having bankruptcy troubles

Here's a picture of my Dad taken in June 1944 just to let you know that though I was born here in 1954, German things are in my blood. No that wasn't his Luger, they frowned upon Germans carrying arms in American POW camps. He bought it from someone in the late 50s. Luger, holster with tool and two magazines, 4 boxes of 1944 German 9mm ammo and an M40 German helmet for the princely sum of $100. He left me a nice 1961 Leica M3 camera too.

04-10-2012, 05:41 PM	#2
sheepdog User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Memphis Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 2 Posts	Best I could get, it's a Kodak camera so I know why their having bankruptcy troubles Here's a picture of my Dad taken in June 1944 just to let you know that though I was born here in 1954, German things are in my blood. No that wasn't his Luger, they frowned upon Germans carrying arms in American POW camps. He bought it from someone in the late 50s. Luger, holster with tool and two magazines, 4 boxes of 1944 German 9mm ammo and an M40 German helmet for the princely sum of $100. He left me a nice 1961 Leica M3 camera too. __________________ I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter Sir Winston Churchill

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04-10-2012, 03:11 PM	#1
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Hi and welcome to posting on the site! You need to photograph both grips, especially the back side in order to determine if they are originals or a repro set. If original, they are worth $200+ depending on condition and how badly someone wants them. There is the "hot pin" test, which can be performed in a discreet place and will tell you if they are bakelite, (some smoke and a funny smell) or plastic, (bubbling, melting and a clear burnt plastic smell)