Anyone see the Simpson's black widow posted today?

John Sabato · 09-28-2006, 11:48 AM

Ron S, no offense taken... IMO Simpsons is just relaying what Kenyon is purported to have said... not necessarily first hand... but time will tell.

A quote from our mutual friend Dwight in a recent thread applies here as to why they or anyone else would sell a gun such as this under these circumstances..

"Because they are in the business of selling guns--sometimes, particularly, uncommon or rare ones. Caveat emptor is implied in any transaction involving a Luger--they are under no obligation to do your homework."

Right-on Dwight!

Ron W, ... a new hobby of mine is CNC machining and technique... much jewelry these days is CAD/CAM produced... using wax as the design medium shaped in a small precision milling machine and then the jewelry is created in the lost wax mold process... I think the detail in the emblem design is too rich to have been created manually... and the mold may have been created in this manner... IF I had been asked to create these grips, and even if it had been done manually as you suggest, I would still have taken the time to make sure I had produced at least two sets of grips... They would look good on a shooter, eh?

(but not if there were an ORIGINAL Luger... only on reproductions made after say, 1936 or 37...)

09-28-2006, 11:48 AM	#20
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Ron S, no offense taken... IMO Simpsons is just relaying what Kenyon is purported to have said... not necessarily first hand... but time will tell. A quote from our mutual friend Dwight in a recent thread applies here as to why they or anyone else would sell a gun such as this under these circumstances.. "Because they are in the business of selling guns--sometimes, particularly, uncommon or rare ones. Caveat emptor is implied in any transaction involving a Luger--they are under no obligation to do your homework." Right-on Dwight! Ron W, ... a new hobby of mine is CNC machining and technique... much jewelry these days is CAD/CAM produced... using wax as the design medium shaped in a small precision milling machine and then the jewelry is created in the lost wax mold process... I think the detail in the emblem design is too rich to have been created manually... and the mold may have been created in this manner... IF I had been asked to create these grips, and even if it had been done manually as you suggest, I would still have taken the time to make sure I had produced at least two sets of grips... They would look good on a shooter, eh? (but not if there were an ORIGINAL Luger... only on reproductions made after say, 1936 or 37...) __________________ 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..."*