KSD Grips

[Mauser9x57]

I had no luck finding IIRC.
I had a set of new wooden grips made, but they feel almost worse. One problem with the post war Mauser grips is they have a flat profile when viewed from the top or bottom. Original Luger grips have a rounded profile. The grips that were made for me are also flat. Anyway thank you for the reply.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by Mauser9x57

I had no luck finding IIRC.
I had a set of new wooden grips made, but they feel almost worse. One problem with the post war Mauser grips is they have a flat profile when viewed from the top or bottom. Original Luger grips have a rounded profile. The grips that were made for me are also flat. Anyway thank you for the reply.

Yes, it's true about their flat profile. But since the original Mauser grips are extra thick on the frame, there's plenty of meat there to round them, as I did with my repro urethane ones.

Originally Posted by Kiwi

Makes sense - Luger name now belonging to Stoeger.
Mauser could not use the name Luger for the 06/73 models hence the Parabellum.
So KSD would also use Mauser Parabellum, not Luger

Originally Posted by Kiwi

Makes sense - Luger name now belonging to Stoeger.
Mauser could not use the name Luger for the 06/73 models hence the Parabellum.
So KSD would also use Mauser Parabellum, not Luger

Yes, IIRC, Stoeger acquired the name in the 1920s when they were importing the pistols. To call themn Lugers is actually quite an American phenomenon. The gun debuted as the Parabellum, by which it's known to most of the rest of the world. Sometimes if you refer to them as Lugers, an European might look at you quizzically, as if you are a strange bug.