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The purpose of this post is to show some of my Luger Grips made from Bakelite and Plastic. I will only show those with holes on the back side which may be original, or not and to show the differences.
This post is also provided, separate from Tom's (tomathvl) Section so it won't cause any more clutter than is already there. Also, it may provide Dave (taudelt) with some more information regarding his grips.
All the photos were produced with a scanner and balanced to show the desired detail.
TYPE 1
The first set of photos show what I feel is an original set. I will call this set TYPE 1.
Front View
Note the thin even border around each grip panel.
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b Type 1 Grips Front.jpg
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Back View
Note the holes are threaded to accept the grip screws. The right grip hole is high, the left grip hole is low.
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b Type 1 Grips.jpg
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Left Grip Threaded Hole and adjacent pad.
Note the mold marks on the pad and the lack of air holes in the material.
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a Type 1 Grips L Detail.jpg
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Left Grip Safety Lever Area
Note the thick section above the circular cutout and the thin web that extends to the right of the thicker section.
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a Type 1 Grips L SL Detail.jpg
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Right Grip Threaded Hole
Again the lack of air holes.
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a Type 1 Grips R Detail.jpg
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TYPE 2
The second set of photos show what I feel is another original set. I will call this set TYPE 2.
Since the front view and safety lever area are similar to the TYPE 1 Grips, they won't be duplicated here.
Rear View
Note the holes are threaded to accept the grip screw. Both of these threaded holes are located low on the grip panels.
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b Type 2 Grips.jpg
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Left Grip Threaded Hole and adjacent pad.
Again note the mold marks on the pad and the lack of air holes in the material.
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a Type 2 Grips L Detail.jpg
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Right Grip Threaded Hole
Again the lack of air holes.
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a Type 2 Grips R Detail.jpg
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TYPE 3
The third set of photos show what I feel may be original set, but the jury is still out. I will call this set TYPE 3.
Since the front view is similar to the TYPE 1 Grips, they won't be duplicated here.
Back View
Note the holes are NOT threaded to accept the grip screws. The right grip hole is high, the left grip hole is low.
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b Type 3 Grips.jpg
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Left Grip Non-Threaded Hole and adjacent pad.
Note the mold marks on the pad and the lack of air holes in the material.
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a Type 3 Grips L Detail.jpg
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Left Grip Safety Lever Area
Note the thick section above the circular cutout is standing out and the thin web that should extend to the right of the thicker section is missing. Examining that web shows it's been chipped away so drawing any conclusions might be a mistake.
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a Type 3 Grips L SL Detail.jpg
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Right Grip Non-Threaded Hole
Again the lack of air holes.
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a Type 3 Grips R Detail.jpg
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Now for some Non-Original Grips ("Fakes")
TYPE F4
Front View
Note the thick uneven border around each grip panel in contrast to the Type 1 Grips.
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b Type 4 Grips Front.jpg
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Back View
Note the holes are NOT threaded to accept the grip screws and are very large. Both holes are located in the lower section of the grip panel.
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b Type 4 Grips.jpg
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Left Grip Non-Threaded Hole and adjacent pad.
Note the mold marks on the pad and the difference between this grip and the Type 1 grip. Also note the difference in surface texture in this set of grips.
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a Type 4 Grips L Detail.jpg
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Left Grip Safety Lever Area
Note the thick section above the circular cutout is standing out and the thin web that should extend to the right of the thicker section is missing. In this case the web was never there.
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a Type 4 Grips L SL Detail.jpg
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Right Grip Non-Threaded Hole and adjacent area.
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a Type 4 Grips R Detail.jpg
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TYPE F5
This type is a carbon copy of Type F4, with the exception of the additional pad on the right grip panel
Back View
Note the holes are NOT threaded to accept the grip screws and are very large. Both holes are located in the lower section of the grip panel. Also note the additional right grip pad in the lower section.
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b Type 5 Grips.jpg
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Right Non-Threaded Hole Detail
This photo shows the additional pad in more detail.
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a Type 5 Grips R Detail.jpg
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TYPE F6
This set of grips is a quite remarkable duplication of the Type 2 Grips. Several major differences exist, the most notable is the material. This set is plastic, rather than Bakelite. The tone is drastically different when the grip panel is tapped with a rod type object.
Front View
Looks good!
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b Type 6 Grips Front.jpg
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Rear View
Here the differences show up. The holes are Non-Threaded.
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b Type 6 Grips.jpg
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Left Grip Non-Threaded Hole and adjacent pad.
Note the lack of mold marks on the pad. Also note number and size of air holes in the material. Also note the marking "L8".
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a Type 6 Grips L Detail.jpg
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Left Grip Safety Lever Area
Note the is no defined thick section above the circular cutout. The thickness across the top section is constant.
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a Type 6 Grips L SL Detail.jpg
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Right Grip Non-Threaded Hole and adjacent area showing the air holes and the marking "L8".
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a Type 6 Grips R Detail.jpg
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Other than the VOPO Grips, Vertically Grooved Soviet Grips and the other after-market grips without holes in the rear surface, I don't have any other examples. If there are some more different examples out there, I would like photos similar to those shown.
I know it's not scientific, but perhaps informative!!
This post is also provided, separate from Tom's (tomathvl) Section so it won't cause any more clutter than is already there. Also, it may provide Dave (taudelt) with some more information regarding his grips.
All the photos were produced with a scanner and balanced to show the desired detail.
TYPE 1
The first set of photos show what I feel is an original set. I will call this set TYPE 1.
Front View
Note the thin even border around each grip panel.
Download Attachment:

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Back View
Note the holes are threaded to accept the grip screws. The right grip hole is high, the left grip hole is low.
Download Attachment:

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Left Grip Threaded Hole and adjacent pad.
Note the mold marks on the pad and the lack of air holes in the material.
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Left Grip Safety Lever Area
Note the thick section above the circular cutout and the thin web that extends to the right of the thicker section.
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Right Grip Threaded Hole
Again the lack of air holes.
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TYPE 2
The second set of photos show what I feel is another original set. I will call this set TYPE 2.
Since the front view and safety lever area are similar to the TYPE 1 Grips, they won't be duplicated here.
Rear View
Note the holes are threaded to accept the grip screw. Both of these threaded holes are located low on the grip panels.
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Left Grip Threaded Hole and adjacent pad.
Again note the mold marks on the pad and the lack of air holes in the material.
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Right Grip Threaded Hole
Again the lack of air holes.
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TYPE 3
The third set of photos show what I feel may be original set, but the jury is still out. I will call this set TYPE 3.
Since the front view is similar to the TYPE 1 Grips, they won't be duplicated here.
Back View
Note the holes are NOT threaded to accept the grip screws. The right grip hole is high, the left grip hole is low.
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Left Grip Non-Threaded Hole and adjacent pad.
Note the mold marks on the pad and the lack of air holes in the material.
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Left Grip Safety Lever Area
Note the thick section above the circular cutout is standing out and the thin web that should extend to the right of the thicker section is missing. Examining that web shows it's been chipped away so drawing any conclusions might be a mistake.
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Right Grip Non-Threaded Hole
Again the lack of air holes.
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Now for some Non-Original Grips ("Fakes")
TYPE F4
Front View
Note the thick uneven border around each grip panel in contrast to the Type 1 Grips.
Download Attachment:

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Back View
Note the holes are NOT threaded to accept the grip screws and are very large. Both holes are located in the lower section of the grip panel.
Download Attachment:

124.03 KB
Left Grip Non-Threaded Hole and adjacent pad.
Note the mold marks on the pad and the difference between this grip and the Type 1 grip. Also note the difference in surface texture in this set of grips.
Download Attachment:

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Left Grip Safety Lever Area
Note the thick section above the circular cutout is standing out and the thin web that should extend to the right of the thicker section is missing. In this case the web was never there.
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Right Grip Non-Threaded Hole and adjacent area.
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TYPE F5
This type is a carbon copy of Type F4, with the exception of the additional pad on the right grip panel
Back View
Note the holes are NOT threaded to accept the grip screws and are very large. Both holes are located in the lower section of the grip panel. Also note the additional right grip pad in the lower section.
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Right Non-Threaded Hole Detail
This photo shows the additional pad in more detail.
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TYPE F6
This set of grips is a quite remarkable duplication of the Type 2 Grips. Several major differences exist, the most notable is the material. This set is plastic, rather than Bakelite. The tone is drastically different when the grip panel is tapped with a rod type object.
Front View
Looks good!
Download Attachment:

124.59 KB
Rear View
Here the differences show up. The holes are Non-Threaded.
Download Attachment:

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Left Grip Non-Threaded Hole and adjacent pad.
Note the lack of mold marks on the pad. Also note number and size of air holes in the material. Also note the marking "L8".
Download Attachment:

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Left Grip Safety Lever Area
Note the is no defined thick section above the circular cutout. The thickness across the top section is constant.
Download Attachment:

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Right Grip Non-Threaded Hole and adjacent area showing the air holes and the marking "L8".
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Other than the VOPO Grips, Vertically Grooved Soviet Grips and the other after-market grips without holes in the rear surface, I don't have any other examples. If there are some more different examples out there, I would like photos similar to those shown.
I know it's not scientific, but perhaps informative!!