Are these original byf bakelite grips?

[HerbZ]

I think you've answered both my questions. If what you mean is that these plastic grips were used as original grips on both bfy 41 & 42 pistols when first issued. I was concerned that finding such grips on a byf 42 could only mean that they were not what was originally issued and would've been a replacement.

Uh, it's my understanding that the B- W- term was the marketing ploy of one individual but that it has become the generally accepted nomenclature for these pistols ever since.