1916 DWM grips

Geo99 · 09-10-2013, 11:31 PM

Tony,

1. Yes, except for a few commercial Lugers, all WWI Army Lugers had numbered grips.

2. Mostly. Your 1916 would have almost certainly had walnut grips. Imperial Army Lugers had two kinds of grips - walnut (1908 - 1916) and a lighter colored beech wood (1917 - 1918 and even later). I don't know any 1916 with beech, but it's OK if you like it.

Anyway, any walnut grips should be fine on your 1916, but they were all hand-fitted, so a particular set may or may not fit perfectly.

Even later WWII wood grips may be OK, but they would be marked differently on the inside, and probably cost even more.

I should mention that you could spend a lot of money ($250?) on original grips that will not add that much value to the gun.

- Geo

09-10-2013, 11:31 PM	#4
Geo99 User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Whidbey Island WA Posts: 400 Thanks: 102 Thanked 127 Times in 75 Posts	Tony, 1. Yes, except for a few commercial Lugers, all WWI Army Lugers had numbered grips. 2. Mostly. Your 1916 would have almost certainly had walnut grips. Imperial Army Lugers had two kinds of grips - walnut (1908 - 1916) and a lighter colored beech wood (1917 - 1918 and even later). I don't know any 1916 with beech, but it's OK if you like it. Anyway, any walnut grips should be fine on your 1916, but they were all hand-fitted, so a particular set may or may not fit perfectly. Even later WWII wood grips may be OK, but they would be marked differently on the inside, and probably cost even more. I should mention that you could spend a lot of money ($250?) on original grips that will not add that much value to the gun. - Geo __________________ "Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggie, until you can find a rock." - Will Rogers