Spiffy...

Pete Ebbink · 09-10-2006, 09:52 PM

Nice...if you like this sort of thing :

http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...cents%20Pistol

Should get lots of comments at the local shooting range.

The grips are my favorite.

They have a 4" luger for sale as well :

http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...cents%20Pistol

John Sabato · 09-11-2006, 09:14 AM

Didya notice that the swastika on the front of the grip frame is BACKWARDS! first of all, it is a shame to have devalued a good 1940 Mauser banner Luger this way... but then to do all that work and then do something this stupid is just unbelievable...

Vlim · 09-11-2006, 10:03 AM

I agree,

It should come with an engraved bucket

Craig · 09-11-2006, 09:04 PM

This is where I will draw lots of darts from the crew, but I love the grips! I would love to get a set made just like them.

Parabellus · 09-11-2006, 09:59 PM

Not that it matters in this case, if the value of the Luger has been butchered, but the ancient Buddhist swastika or 'manji', as the Japanese call it, can be twisted in either sense. The Nazis perverted a lot of things including this sacred symbol.

Russell

Ron Wood · 09-11-2006, 10:31 PM

The swastika is also a Native American symbol.

Parabellus · 09-11-2006, 11:16 PM

Which way did it turn on the 45th Infantry patch?

John Sabato · 09-12-2006, 07:13 AM

Here is the pre-1939 patch for the 45th Infantry Division...

and the patch that replaced it when the symbol became closely associated with the Nazi Party in Germany... the 45th became the Thunderbird Division

the 45th is one of the American Divisions recognized for liberation of concentration camps by the Holocaust Museum...

Both symbols are of American Indian origin... my previous comment still stands... notice that the ends of the swastika point in a clockwise manner... the one on the grip frame is backwards...

BTW, I am sure Hugh Clark could make you a set of grips like those, only the workmanship would be MUCH better... notice the border around the diamonds is not even on this example...

09-10-2006, 09:52 PM	#1
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Spiffy... Nice...if you like this sort of thing : http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...cents%20Pistol Should get lots of comments at the local shooting range. The grips are my favorite. They have a 4" luger for sale as well : http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...cents%20Pistol

09-11-2006, 09:14 AM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,153 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Didya notice that the swastika on the front of the grip frame is BACKWARDS! first of all, it is a shame to have devalued a good 1940 Mauser banner Luger this way... but then to do all that work and then do something this stupid is just unbelievable... __________________ 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..."*

09-11-2006, 09:04 PM	#4
Craig User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Plano Texas Posts: 58 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This is where I will draw lots of darts from the crew, but I love the grips! I would love to get a set made just like them. __________________ In God we trust, all others we monitor!

09-11-2006, 09:59 PM	#5
Parabellus User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SF Bay Posts: 195 Thanks: 16 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Not that it matters in this case, if the value of the Luger has been butchered, but the ancient Buddhist swastika or 'manji', as the Japanese call it, can be twisted in either sense. The Nazis perverted a lot of things including this sacred symbol. Russell __________________

09-11-2006, 10:31 PM	#6
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,017 Thanks: 1,089 Thanked 5,164 Times in 1,700 Posts	The swastika is also a Native American symbol. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

09-11-2006, 10:03 AM	#3
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	I agree, It should come with an engraved bucket

09-11-2006, 11:16 PM	#7
Parabellus User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SF Bay Posts: 195 Thanks: 16 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Which way did it turn on the 45th Infantry patch? __________________

09-12-2006, 07:13 AM	#8
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,153 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Here is the pre-1939 patch for the 45th Infantry Division... and the patch that replaced it when the symbol became closely associated with the Nazi Party in Germany... the 45th became the Thunderbird Division the 45th is one of the American Divisions recognized for liberation of concentration camps by the Holocaust Museum... Both symbols are of American Indian origin... my previous comment still stands... notice that the ends of the swastika point in a clockwise manner... the one on the grip frame is backwards... BTW, I am sure Hugh Clark could make you a set of grips like those, only the workmanship would be MUCH better... notice the border around the diamonds is not even on this example... __________________ 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..."*