Initial impressions (and one huge question): Mauser Parabellum 06/73

[HerrKaiser]

I’m with them. Good repro grips can be had for around $100-$150. It’s not a big issue and that gun is a beautiful shooter with that 6” barrel. I’d hold onto it and get the grips fixed up how you like them. My shooter is a 37 Mauser with Finnish M23 plastic grips.

[uhlster]

Originally Posted by HerrKaiser

I’m with them. Good repro grips can be had for around $100-$150. It’s not a big issue and that gun is a beautiful shooter with that 6” barrel. I’d hold onto it and get the grips fixed up how you like them. My shooter is a 37 Mauser with Finnish M23 plastic grips.

From all I am reading, there are no repro grips for this "06/73".

Basically Mauser took the straight 1929 grip style, simplified production by holding them in place with these pins "29/70", and eventually added the "German hump" for this model "06/73".

Thus I can either mend the one I have, buy another factory pair (which apparently is rare/expensive), or use an original straight Swiss style and live with the missing gap on the hump. Are there others who have drilled holes in Swiss style grips?