Bakelite Repro P.38 Grips?

[tsmgguy]

Looks like reproduction P38 grips might now be available that are actually made of Bakelite (phenolic resin plastic). I have not inspected these in person, but the photos look pretty good. The seller has other grips available too. Type Bakelite in the search box. I have no connection to the seller.

https://mantheline.com/product/p38-bakelite-pistol-grips-reddish-bron/

 

[Muncher 1953]

the link shows them as “out of stock”………!

 

[biggymu]

They have a decent LSR buttplate also. ( better then most).

 

[Rommel]

Someone turned me on to these guys;

WWII German

www.historyarms.com

 

[tsmgguy]

Someone turned me on to these guys;

WWII German

www.historyarms.com

Historyarms offerings are not Bakelite, but some kind of softer plastic.

 

[tsmgguy]

the link shows them as “out of stock”………!

Try here:

GERMAN WW2 WALTHER P38 BAKELITE BROWN PISTOL GRIPS

REPRODUCTION

www.militarytour.com

 

[Gringo]

It's like many other things...when you've handled enough real ones, you can usually spot the fakes. One giveaway here is that most the reddish grips from all the manufacturers used small wood shavings in the mixture. This has never been able to be duplicated (to date) by repo men. Most of the brown colored grips also had coloring oddities that were created by the various mixes and are also quite easy to distinguish. The interior markings are genuinely much sharper on original grips when compared to repops. There are also other small details in the markings on the inside, and small humps in certain places that will distinguish the real ones if you know what you're looking for.

They're great for replacing on collectible pistols you intend to shoot, but I don't think they're quite there yet with being able to be passed off as original.