Black Widow Grip/Mag verification

Sky Zero · 10-12-2012, 11:56 AM

Hello,

I just purchased this 'black widow' yesterday and I was looking to get your views on whether or these grips and this magazine are real/fake. The grips don't seem to fit very well on my luger on the right hand side and that sparked my curiousity. They both, however, seem very worn and they are loose

Maybe I can put in some different screws to help keep them from bouncing around all the time. Off topic question, but would using a silicon wiping cloth be OK for this gun?

alanint · 10-12-2012, 12:56 PM

Both grips and mag are authentic.

Sky Zero · 10-12-2012, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by alanint

Both grips and mag are authentic.

is that 'byf 02' carving in the grips authentic as well? It looks like some guy who had this luger before me put that in there or maybe I'm wrong and it's original? Kind of hard to believe that though. Is there any way to prove that the mag I have matches the luger I have?

alanint · 10-12-2012, 01:57 PM

This is not a mark I've seen before and it is certainly not factory. I think your theory is a good one; some previous collector merely wanted to keep his grips and pistols straight.

wlyon · 10-12-2012, 02:29 PM

In answer to your mag matching question. No, there is no way except to say it is period correct. Bill

Sky Zero · 10-12-2012, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by wlyon

In answer to your mag matching question. No, there is no way except to say it is period correct. Bill

Ok, thanks! Appreciate the answers guys.

10-12-2012, 11:56 AM	#1
Sky Zero User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 308 Thanks: 134 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	Black Widow Grip/Mag verification Hello, I just purchased this 'black widow' yesterday and I was looking to get your views on whether or these grips and this magazine are real/fake. The grips don't seem to fit very well on my luger on the right hand side and that sparked my curiousity. They both, however, seem very worn and they are loose Maybe I can put in some different screws to help keep them from bouncing around all the time. Off topic question, but would using a silicon wiping cloth be OK for this gun?

10-12-2012, 02:29 PM	#5
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,636 Thanks: 3,174 Thanked 2,559 Times in 955 Posts	In answer to your mag matching question. No, there is no way except to say it is period correct. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

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alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Both grips and mag are authentic.

10-12-2012, 01:57 PM	#4
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	This is not a mark I've seen before and it is certainly not factory. I think your theory is a good one; some previous collector merely wanted to keep his grips and pistols straight.