Black Widow ( so called )

gunbugs · 06-30-2024, 01:37 PM

No offense meant. I'm sure it just bothers some that the Luger community has been bombarded with made up descriptions. Much like the seller on GB that has a "combat chromed" Luger. Or the "Grey Ghost" P-38's, or "Tanker" Garands. Heavy sigh. None of which actually were called that. Just invented names to make something common seem special. A so called "Black Widow" Luger is correctly described as a BYF '41 or '42 with Black bakelite grips. Actually one of the more common variations, akin to a 1940 42 code. Nothing more, nothing less.

06-30-2024, 01:37 PM	#1
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 672 Thanks: 371 Thanked 1,202 Times in 407 Posts	No offense meant. I'm sure it just bothers some that the Luger community has been bombarded with made up descriptions. Much like the seller on GB that has a "combat chromed" Luger. Or the "Grey Ghost" P-38's, or "Tanker" Garands. Heavy sigh. None of which actually were called that. Just invented names to make something common seem special. A so called "Black Widow" Luger is correctly described as a BYF '41 or '42 with Black bakelite grips. Actually one of the more common variations, akin to a 1940 42 code. Nothing more, nothing less.