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Rarely seen single start grip wire configuration. Super score, congrats to the buyer! luft for sale
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Hadn't noticed that on this piece Paul, good eye! Kevin.
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Neither had I ... I was looking closely at the maker mark trying to figure out if it is a slightly smaller version of the one that I already have, but I missed the grip.
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Another topic made useless to with a link to a deleted post.
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First I cannot follow (perhaps misunderstanding?) concerning the grip wire. For me it is a common grip wire (dual bigger wire, twisted, and covered with a very thin wire) which has lost the thin wire on the grip´s reverse due to wear.
Second, my understanding is that the selling post are not deleted but collected in a special folder.
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I agree with you Wotan on your observation and description of the grip. The link went to the for sale item yesterday but for me it is now a dead link. Perhaps a moderator can retrieve the images from the "special" folder and post them here?
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Here are the pics of the gripe due to the certain discussion. In one pic you see the partial condition of the grip wire.
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Thanks Wotan but the discussion is not about the wire itself rather here it starts and ends on the grip. If you look at 99.99% of luft 2's the 2 wires start at the bottom on the sides and end at the top on the sides. This luft is very rare. Using just a single wire starting at the back. Only seen a few in my life, would have jumped on this in a second. 
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Then do we have an image of the area in question where the wire starts/finishes?
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Thanks Wotan but the discussion is not about the wire itself rather here it starts and ends on the grip. If you look at 99.99% of luft 2's the 2 wires start at the bottom on the sides and end at the top on the sides. This luft is very rare. Using just a single wire starting at the back. Only seen a few in my life, would have jumped on this in a second. Thank you very much, I really did misunderstand it. The grip has the "one groove" configuration against the common to be seen "two groove" configuration. I also learn something new nearly every day! Regards,
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I guess I am missing the clue here. For example, how many grooves does this luftwaffe dagger have?
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dr73, too few to be seen from the grip. Look at the grip/pommel. When two strands of wire are coming out beneath the pommel (oposite) the grip has two grooves, if only one it has one groove.
As already mentioned, these one-groove-grips are very rare.
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Here are two Luneschloss daggers, the white grip is a one wire grip and the yellow grip is a two wire grip.
Pictures of the obverse grip and the obverse and reverse pommels and grip top show the two different configurations.
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Thanks John clearly shown!
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Thanks! Now I get it It's great to learn something new. I checked some of my luft daggers and they all have the normal two wire grip. Danny
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Danny:
Most Lufts do... I think that is why Paul got a little excited seeing the 1 wire grip.
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Thank you John.
Then are they usually to be found on later plaster or wood core celluloid grips?
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I would guess so... probably a time and material savings which was more important as time progressed.
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Thanks! Now I get it It's great to learn something new. I checked some of my luft daggers and they all have the normal two wire grip. Danny ... same with mine. :-(( So I need one like this, Paul? Thank you for the lesson, never realized those differences. Best; Hermann
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Yea, it's all in these wee details. I've done extensive study on grips and wires. Some makers had such unique wrap that you need only look at the wire to identify them. C&Jung, Tiger, Alcoso, to name just a few. Lots to learn there. Here's an example that many would say has replaced wire, however this is exactly how these were made: 
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Jeez, Paul, it is hard enough to try to get all the maker mark variations without you enticing me to start on grip and grip wire variations!
I must resist, I must resist!
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Here are some unique wire wraps. IMHO no one else wrapped their grips this way. C&J:  Tiger: 
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Subtle & very pretty grips.
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