Krieghoff Bakealite Grips

Sergio Natali · 09-04-2015, 07:22 AM

Alton

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KRIEGHOFF grips are not really of bakelite, they started to use that sort of brown plastic more or less at the same time as MAUSER did, as soon as they realized that wood was becoming scarce while plastic was more durable and less expensive.

They initially used two different sorts of brown grips: Fine checked and Coarse checked.
Fine checked ones were made by Hermann Ritzmann & Sohne with the HRS hallmark cast in each grip on the reverse side, and became predominant in the 1936 two digit pieces and apparently ]they were phased out prior to the 1937 production. [/B]

Rgds

Sergio

09-04-2015, 07:22 AM	#2
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Alton First off welcome to his Forum of Luger enthusiasts. KRIEGHOFF grips are not really of bakelite, they started to use that sort of brown plastic more or less at the same time as MAUSER did, as soon as they realized that wood was becoming scarce while plastic was more durable and less expensive. They initially used two different sorts of brown grips: Fine checked and Coarse checked. Fine checked ones were made by Hermann Ritzmann & Sohne with the HRS hallmark cast in each grip on the reverse side, and became predominant in the 1936 two digit pieces and apparently ]they were phased out prior to the 1937 production. [/B] Rgds Sergio __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.