please tell me if this P08 is correct

John Sabato · 08-11-2014, 10:43 AM

The grips appear to me to be reproductions made of a soft plastic, and the checkering does not appear in these photographs to be of the original patterna for a "black widow". The border around the checkering seems wider than what it would be on genuine original grips.

The original grips would be made of bakelite, and not plastic. If you heat the tip of a needle to red hot and carefully touch the inside of the grip in an area where it would be less likely to be noticeable, the grip material will smoke, melt, and "blob" if it is plastic.

Bakelite grips will not react this way.

08-11-2014, 10:43 AM	#7
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	The grips appear to me to be reproductions made of a soft plastic, and the checkering does not appear in these photographs to be of the original patterna for a "black widow". The border around the checkering seems wider than what it would be on genuine original grips. The original grips would be made of bakelite, and not plastic. If you heat the tip of a needle to red hot and carefully touch the inside of the grip in an area where it would be less likely to be noticeable, the grip material will smoke, melt, and "blob" if it is plastic. Bakelite grips will not react this way. __________________ 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..."*

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