Are these repro grips ?

Heinz · 11-14-2002, 07:41 PM

Stu, the gap you show is more pronounced than the gap on the serial numbered grips on my 1918 DWM. In turn my 1915 Police reworks DWM that has a early to mid Nazi proof on the apparantly original barrel has even closer fitting grips than the 1918. These grips are not numbered to the 1915 and may have been installed when it got "policed." There is nothing universally shoddy about Weimar or early Nazi era workmanship. I would not classify even the 1918 DWMs as badly fitted by modern standards. Not as nice as the earlier models but not crude thrown together last ditch stuff either. I believe there are a lot of myths out there to cover poor quality replacement parts that were available in the 50s and 60s.

11-14-2002, 07:41 PM	#6
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 411 Times in 180 Posts	Stu, the gap you show is more pronounced than the gap on the serial numbered grips on my 1918 DWM. In turn my 1915 Police reworks DWM that has a early to mid Nazi proof on the apparantly original barrel has even closer fitting grips than the 1918. These grips are not numbered to the 1915 and may have been installed when it got "policed." There is nothing universally shoddy about Weimar or early Nazi era workmanship. I would not classify even the 1918 DWMs as badly fitted by modern standards. Not as nice as the earlier models but not crude thrown together last ditch stuff either. I believe there are a lot of myths out there to cover poor quality replacement parts that were available in the 50s and 60s.