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Model 1914 Plastic, Hard Rubber, Bakelight grip ID
bigbore44:
OK, I see this is not the most active section on this forum. Lol. But, I know there are a lot of very knowledgeable folks here so I thought I'd ask.
I recently acquired a beautiful Model 1934 and the sale included an extra set of what I am convinced are original bakelite grips.
My concern, before I put them up for auction, is to authenticate they are original and not "reproductions".
Inside the grips, on the back panel are these molded inscriptions: 1761 A circle with PAO inside. And, what looks like the Mauser logo M with a horizontal S under it and the number 45 above it.
Can anyone tell me if they are original or reproductions?
1914mauser:
Hi Bigbore,
The Plastic grip for a 34 would have the Mauser logo on both sides. Bubbles in the plastic are a give a way for reproduction grips. A picture will tell me a lot.
Regards,
bigbore44:
Hey 1914mauser, Thank you for your quick reply. I'm going to take a couple of photos of the grips and will post them shortly.
Meanwhile I'm expermenting with posting pictures so I'm going to attempt posting one of my new Model 1934.
I am 99.9% certain that it is re-blued. There is that 0.001% hope that wants it to be original. :)
As a re-blued example I know it's "collector value" is nill. But, I'll tell you, it is beautiful to look at ;) [size=78%]. (And appears to function perfectly but I won't be able to confirm that until I get to the range.)[/size]
Here, if I'm doing this correctly, are a couple photos of the gun. I'd be interested in your comments.
(I know there is that small sliver missing from the right side of the grip.) I'm not going to be disappointed if you confirm it's a re-blue.
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bigbore44:
Ok. Here are a few pictures of the grips. I do believe these are original. They are certainly not perfect. As you can see there are tiny "chips" all along the leading edges. (Made far more obvious by the close up magnification of the camera lens. They're not very noticeable when holding them.)
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1914mauser:
Yes, it does appear to be refinished. That is the bad news, the good news is the plastic grip is original and correct.
Regards,
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