Baby Luger Grip Update

DonVoigt · 09-19-2016, 08:45 PM

I had member Jim Solomon make a different set of grips for my "baby" luger.

These are full checkered and made of olive wood.

I think they have a better "look" than the original bordered ones.

Jim,
thanks for the fine work.

KABAR2 · 09-19-2016, 08:55 PM

Yes I like the new set of grips over the bordered grip looks good with your choice of barrel also...

G.T. · 09-19-2016, 10:56 PM

Cool unit!

....GT.....

sheepherder · 09-19-2016, 11:45 PM

Very cool!

Now you need a custom baby holster mimicking the full-size look...

DonVoigt · 09-20-2016, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

Very cool!

Now you need a custom baby holster mimicking the full-size look...

Thanks Rich.

Holster- I had not thought of that!
I'll bet Jerry could make one- but it would cost more than the pistol!

I'll have to do some thinking on the holster issue.

sheepherder · 09-20-2016, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

I'll bet Jerry could make one- but it would cost more than the pistol!

I'll have to do some thinking on the holster issue.

Or maybe a wood stock-holster, similar to Mauser broomhandle??? You're good with wood...

John Sabato · 09-20-2016, 12:43 PM

Jerry Burney has made Baby Luger holsters in the past. I know he made one for Ted Green (Thor)... It was a beautiful sight to behold... No idea what it cost.

DonVoigt · 09-20-2016, 01:54 PM

Would love to see a picture of the holster Jerry made!

Meanwhile, I'll just stick it in my pocket.

G.T. · 09-20-2016, 02:23 PM

Hey Don, would you be kind enough to show a breakdown of the Baby fxo style MEC-GAR mag modification?... Best part is, no welding, and uses a box fxo spring as well! I think they're neat and cost effective as well!.... GT.............

Ron Wood · 09-20-2016, 07:02 PM

Dug this photo out of my archives. Don't have a date, I think it is from 2002, but it is Jerry's baby Luger holster. Ho-hum, just another masterpiece from Jerry.

lugerholsterrepair · 09-20-2016, 08:40 PM

There she is! THANKS Ron..Ted Green is responsible for the color..Not one I would have chosen but he was paying the bill..As I recall I charged $600 for that holster. I made a half dozen of these over the years..I even made a smaller one for a 1 inch barrel for a collector in Europe. He sent me a plastic injected model of his pistol to use for fitting. I still have it.
I used to keep track of who owns this holster but I think it escapes me now.

tomaustin · 09-20-2016, 11:58 PM

that is a neat little sucker...!!

DonVoigt · 09-21-2016, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

There she is! THANKS Ron..Ted Green is responsible for the color..Not one I would have chosen but he was paying the bill..As I recall I charged $600 for that holster. I made a half dozen of these over the years..I even made a smaller one for a 1 inch barrel for a collector in Europe. He sent me a plastic injected model of his pistol to use for fitting. I still have it.
I used to keep track of who owns this holster but I think it escapes me now.

You are right for sure on the color!

milesc2 · 01-19-2018, 09:07 AM

Don,

Did you need to send your frame to Jim to get these grips made?
(I am guessing the answer is yes)
Are most Baby frames cut down to the same size?
I just bought a baby and am considering getting a spare set of grips made for it.

Thanks.

DonVoigt · 01-19-2018, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by milesc2

Don,

Did you need to send your frame to Jim to get these grips made?
(I am guessing the answer is yes)
Are most Baby frames cut down to the same size?
I just bought a baby and am considering getting a spare set of grips made for it.

Thanks.

Miles,
yes, to get them to fit- send the frame.

No, to the second, they are all a little different(unless done by the same guy).
Shortened magazines also must the "custom" cut, so they will latch , but also clear at the base, and not stick out too much to be ugly.

09-19-2016, 08:45 PM	#1
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,347 Times in 2,038 Posts	Baby Luger Grip Update I had member Jim Solomon make a different set of grips for my "baby" luger. These are full checkered and made of olive wood. I think they have a better "look" than the original bordered ones. Jim, thanks for the fine work. Attached Thumbnails __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

09-19-2016, 10:56 PM	#3
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,485 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,581 Times in 989 Posts	Baby! Cool unit! ....GT.....

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sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,181 Thanks: 1,398 Thanked 4,438 Times in 2,327 Posts	Very cool! Now you need a custom baby holster mimicking the full-size look... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

09-20-2016, 12:43 PM	#7
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Jerry Burney has made Baby Luger holsters in the past. I know he made one for Ted Green (Thor)... It was a beautiful sight to behold... No idea what it cost. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

09-20-2016, 01:54 PM	#8
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,347 Times in 2,038 Posts	Would love to see a picture of the holster Jerry made! Meanwhile, I'll just stick it in my pocket. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

09-19-2016, 08:55 PM	#2
KABAR2 User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Virginia Posts: 32 Thanks: 2 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	Yes I like the new set of grips over the bordered grip looks good with your choice of barrel also...

09-20-2016, 02:23 PM	#9
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,485 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,581 Times in 989 Posts	Baby mag! Hey Don, would you be kind enough to show a breakdown of the Baby fxo style MEC-GAR mag modification?... Best part is, no welding, and uses a box fxo spring as well! I think they're neat and cost effective as well!.... GT.............

09-20-2016, 07:02 PM	#10
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: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	Dug this photo out of my archives. Don't have a date, I think it is from 2002, but it is Jerry's baby Luger holster. Ho-hum, just another masterpiece from Jerry. Attached Thumbnails __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

09-20-2016, 08:40 PM	#11
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	There she is! THANKS Ron..Ted Green is responsible for the color..Not one I would have chosen but he was paying the bill..As I recall I charged $600 for that holster. I made a half dozen of these over the years..I even made a smaller one for a 1 inch barrel for a collector in Europe. He sent me a plastic injected model of his pistol to use for fitting. I still have it. I used to keep track of who owns this holster but I think it escapes me now. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

09-20-2016, 11:58 PM	#12
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	that is a neat little sucker...!!

01-19-2018, 09:07 AM	#14
milesc2 User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Kansas City Posts: 214 Thanks: 324 Thanked 249 Times in 66 Posts	Don, Did you need to send your frame to Jim to get these grips made? (I am guessing the answer is yes) Are most Baby frames cut down to the same size? I just bought a baby and am considering getting a spare set of grips made for it. Thanks.