G date S/42 Grips Question

JohnF · 01-13-2003, 07:41 PM

This pistol is a G date S/42 but has grips that I don't believe to be original. I haven't seen it yet but they are brown checkered with what looks like a circular metal disc inset. Would these be East German? The seller won't part with it for inspection and lives some way from me. The magazine also appears to be an incorrect wood base model. Here are some terrible photos that sort of illustrate what I mean. Should I run away from this one?
http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/297a.jpg
http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/297b.jpg

Lonnie Zimmerman · 01-13-2003, 08:30 PM

The pictures would scare me off!!
Lonnie

Dwight Gruber · 01-13-2003, 10:37 PM

The pictures seem to be very compressed in color scale. I would interpret the grips to be VOPO bullseye grips, the light reflecting from the (relatively) smooth surface of the bullseyes going above the threshold of the bright values, thus appearing shiny. A full-on VOPO rework is a fair bet.

There's not necessarily anything wrong with that, if its the kind of Luger you are looking for, particularly if it is cheap. If you are looking for something else, I wouldn't recommend the trip.

--Dwight

01-13-2003, 07:41 PM	#1
JohnF User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 167 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	G date S/42 Grips Question This pistol is a G date S/42 but has grips that I don't believe to be original. I haven't seen it yet but they are brown checkered with what looks like a circular metal disc inset. Would these be East German? The seller won't part with it for inspection and lives some way from me. The magazine also appears to be an incorrect wood base model. Here are some terrible photos that sort of illustrate what I mean. Should I run away from this one? http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/297a.jpg http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/297b.jpg

01-13-2003, 08:30 PM	#2
Lonnie Zimmerman User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 523 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The pictures would scare me off!! Lonnie __________________ Lonnie Zimmerman

01-13-2003, 10:37 PM	#3
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,902 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,318 Times in 431 Posts	The pictures seem to be very compressed in color scale. I would interpret the grips to be VOPO bullseye grips, the light reflecting from the (relatively) smooth surface of the bullseyes going above the threshold of the bright values, thus appearing shiny. A full-on VOPO rework is a fair bet. There's not necessarily anything wrong with that, if its the kind of Luger you are looking for, particularly if it is cheap. If you are looking for something else, I wouldn't recommend the trip. --Dwight