Is it possible to repair this grip ?

Stu · 02-18-2023, 12:35 PM

1911 Erfurt, is it possible to repair this type of chip ? Not necessarily undetectably, but blended in inconspicuously without touching the rest of the grip which matches the character of the gun. The grip is numbered to the gun.

I've read it might be worth trying to contact Jim Solomon ?

Stu · 02-18-2023, 02:01 PM

I do have some sacrificial grips for raw material if needed...

tomaustin · 02-18-2023, 05:37 PM

Frankly, I would want to know the history of the weapon...There may be good reasons for those scars....battle-earned marks are to be respected.

Stu · 02-18-2023, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by tomaustin

Frankly, I would want to know the history of the weapon...There may be good reasons for those scars....battle-earned marks are to be respected.

It's a 1911 / 1920 Erfurt. Matching, (incl grips), apart from the magazine, (looking for an appropriate condition Erfurt mag for it as well).

I don't want to touch the original grip, but have the chip filled with an appropriate piece, possibly from my spares. Not trying to hide the damage, but have the fix have similar wear.

Ron Wood · 02-18-2023, 07:33 PM

I have repaired worse, and Jim Soloman will knock your socks off. Go for it.
Ron

Major Tom · 02-19-2023, 08:47 AM

Jim Soloman refreshed the checkering on a set of P08 grips a few years ago. Out standing work!

spangy · 02-25-2023, 01:22 PM

This fix would be relatively easy even without spare grips. There are a few different ways to tackle it but I don't think I would use the spare grip unless I had to. G.T. will tell you that any fix requires patience and planing. Lack of patience is the primary enemy of quality repair ... without it you may as well not bother. Having said that this repair looks like fun to me, to others it looks like a headache .... don't use those type of people for the fix.
Tom Austin has an excellent point in that the chip is part of this gun's history and as such adds it's own element to the gun's gestalt. Humans being the way we are like things as perfect as possible though and I get that.
Good luck with whatever you decide ... its an interesting dilemma.

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02-18-2023, 07:33 PM	#5
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,178 Times in 1,703 Posts	I have repaired worse, and Jim Soloman will knock your socks off. Go for it. Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

02-19-2023, 08:47 AM	#6
Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 484 Thanks: 533 Thanked 227 Times in 124 Posts	Jim Soloman refreshed the checkering on a set of P08 grips a few years ago. Out standing work! __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes

02-25-2023, 01:22 PM	#7
spangy Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 617 Thanks: 3,065 Thanked 1,057 Times in 429 Posts	This fix would be relatively easy even without spare grips. There are a few different ways to tackle it but I don't think I would use the spare grip unless I had to. G.T. will tell you that any fix requires patience and planing. Lack of patience is the primary enemy of quality repair ... without it you may as well not bother. Having said that this repair looks like fun to me, to others it looks like a headache .... don't use those type of people for the fix. Tom Austin has an excellent point in that the chip is part of this gun's history and as such adds it's own element to the gun's gestalt. Humans being the way we are like things as perfect as possible though and I get that. Good luck with whatever you decide ... its an interesting dilemma. __________________ Whoever said that "money can't buy you happiness" never bought a Luger. WTB - Take Down Lever & Trigger Plate (#90) for an Imperial Artillery.

02-18-2023, 05:37 PM	#3
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	Frankly, I would want to know the history of the weapon...There may be good reasons for those scars....battle-earned marks are to be respected.