Grip repair

Stewman · 01-25-2019, 02:36 PM

Giving a shout out to Jim Solomon. He repaired my grips on my 1938 luger. I am amazed at the quality of his work.

CJS57 · 01-26-2019, 08:19 AM

Would like to know how to contact him. Great work.

DonVoigt · 01-26-2019, 10:30 AM

You can contact Jim by email at:

dent2 at frontiernet.net

He does great work.

He also will make grips from scratch, he made these "baby" luger grips for me.
First set I had him make, had the border; second is all checkered. The second set looks "yellow" on the pistol picts, but they are a nice walnut as seen in the picture with just the grips. I decided I like the full checkering better, the border was just too "busy" for the smaller grip.

Ron Wood · 01-26-2019, 02:08 PM

Jim's work is superb, a testament to the high level of craftsmanship that is being preserved by a select few of the members of the Luger collecting fraternity. I don't want to hijack the thread since it is about Jim and his work but I do want to show an example of bordered grips that are even "more busy", but I like them. I had them made many years ago for a baby that I still have not completed.
Ron

HerrKaiser · 01-26-2019, 03:10 PM

The competition target (I assume?) hexagonal barrel on Lugers still makes me cringe a little every time I see them. Not sure why but they just don’t look right, like a revolver grip on a C-96

That said, the grips do look excellent.

DonVoigt · 01-26-2019, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HerrKaiser

The competition target (I assume?) hexagonal barrel on Lugers still makes me cringe a little every time I see them. Not sure why but they just don’t look right, like a revolver grip on a C-96

That said, the grips do look excellent.

HK,
the barrei is not hexagonal. It starts out round, with a light flat cut on top, and cuts on each side that result in the "slab" side barrel.
Three more views to give the shape of the barrel.

It doesn't look "normal", but then neither does a really short barrel on a baby. The heavier barrel does help with the reliability of the short 9mm barrel; and allows the .30 cal upper to exchange with the 9mm without a mainspring change.

And for sure, Jim does nice work on grips.

He just re-cut a couple pairs of worn out Colt Woodsman grips for me- they look new!

roadkill1 · 01-28-2019, 01:48 PM

Jim has refurbished a pair of Luger grips for me as well. He did a superb job and REALLY stands behind/cares about his work!!!

Would ABSOLUTELY recommend him for grip repair.

Ron

Eugen · 01-29-2019, 12:45 PM

Jim Solomon aka Jim "the grip magician and cool tool man". Buy his main spring tool; use less cuss words when changing the main spring. 😊

01-25-2019, 02:36 PM	#1
Stewman User Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 47 Times in 5 Posts	Grip repair Giving a shout out to Jim Solomon. He repaired my grips on my 1938 luger. I am amazed at the quality of his work. Attached Thumbnails

01-26-2019, 10:30 AM	#3
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	You can contact Jim by email at: dent2 at frontiernet.net He does great work. He also will make grips from scratch, he made these "baby" luger grips for me. First set I had him make, had the border; second is all checkered. The second set looks "yellow" on the pistol picts, but they are a nice walnut as seen in the picture with just the grips. I decided I like the full checkering better, the border was just too "busy" for the smaller grip. Attached Thumbnails __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

01-26-2019, 02:08 PM	#4
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	Jim's work is superb, a testament to the high level of craftsmanship that is being preserved by a select few of the members of the Luger collecting fraternity. I don't want to hijack the thread since it is about Jim and his work but I do want to show an example of bordered grips that are even "more busy", but I like them. I had them made many years ago for a baby that I still have not completed. Ron Attached Thumbnails __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

01-26-2019, 03:10 PM	#5
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 848 Thanks: 784 Thanked 861 Times in 411 Posts	The competition target (I assume?) hexagonal barrel on Lugers still makes me cringe a little every time I see them. Not sure why but they just don’t look right, like a revolver grip on a C-96 That said, the grips do look excellent. __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

01-29-2019, 12:45 PM	#8
Eugen User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Newburgh,IN Posts: 790 Thanks: 394 Thanked 631 Times in 334 Posts	Jim Solomon aka Jim "the grip magician and cool tool man". Buy his main spring tool; use less cuss words when changing the main spring. 😊 __________________ “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” ― Mark Twain

01-26-2019, 08:19 AM	#2
CJS57 User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 81 Times in 41 Posts	Would like to know how to contact him. Great work.

01-28-2019, 01:48 PM	#7
roadkill1 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 127 Thanks: 166 Thanked 129 Times in 63 Posts	Jim has refurbished a pair of Luger grips for me as well. He did a superb job and REALLY stands behind/cares about his work!!! Would ABSOLUTELY recommend him for grip repair. Ron