Simpsons ltd artillery luger

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Originally Posted by mrerick

The grip looks thicker than normal in the area just below the Safety lever on the left where it fits into the little step on the frame.

It could be a normal variation, a replacement grip or one that has a repair done in that area. Factory DWM grip checkering normally continues around that curve toward the frame, and doesn't leave that unfinished flat wood area. It could just be something that got through quality control, or they could be replacement grips. A check inside would probably be wise.

i just checked my DWM Lugers and this one (1921) has the thickest wood in this area.

Marc,

Remember that these are hand checkered and there will be variations. The last pic doesn't look bad to me other than the petering out of the grooves in an area of the grip scale that is arguably the most difficult to negotiate when doing this work. One could reasonably expect a chink or two in armor of QC, too!