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What model 1910 do I have?

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1914mauser:
It use to have a plastic/hard rubber grip with the MW monogram. It would not be possible to tell if the 1910/34 grip is original from pictures. All I can say is compared to originals the reproductions are not as glossy. The originals may be a Bakelite type of plastic. A word of caution, unlike the .32 caliber models not all .25 grips will fit all .25 frames. The frames were machined differently over time. So make sure you can return a grip if it does not fit.

Regards,

vlim:
Funny, never gave this much thought.

Pulled the grip from my pistol, it looks like an original grip including the non-plastic bakelite smell to it.

But I wouldn't be suprised if it has been replaced at some point in time. The pistol was bought from a dealer in the former GDR region, so there is a good chance that it had the grip replace somewhere during it's service life or afterwards.

When pulling the grip I also noticed an interesting repair on the broken magazine catch spring. The top half is being held in place by a small, sloppy weld, the bottom half is held in place with a screw. Functional, though :)

HWaA:
Thank you all for your input on this pistol. I took it over to a friends today and compared my grip to two of his late model 7.65mm plastic grip models that he knows are not reproductions. Has the exact same shine and look. Mine has a very small chip on the left side up by the safety and another about midway down on the front strap left side. It seems to have honest age and wear so in my opinion I'm thinking it is an original grip. I will be taking you advice 1914mauser and will find a correct fitting original wood grip. Think I'll keep the plastic one. One can never have too many spare Mauser parts.

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