A good example of what to watch out for

[rolandtg]

A brilliant and merciless analysis!

The 1936 looks engraved.

This thread should be a sticky.
"Lugers for noobs"

[alvin]

Mauser VOPO is less interesting than DWM or Erfurt VOPO. There was one presented in ebook going all the way from Imperial -> Weimar -> Nazi -> DDR.... covering the complete German history of 20th century. It's collectible IMO. They are still reasonably priced in today's market (I'm not the seller).

[Zamo]

Originally Posted by rolandtg

The 1936 looks engraved.

I wonder if it was. Note the P08 on the side. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that came much later, didn't it?
And when coupled with the ersatz holster, mags, and wooden repro grips, I think of it as less a collectable VoPo, than a really poor job of passing it off for something it is not.
I totally didn't even consider it might be a VoPo pistol when I initially analyzed it. While I acknowledge their usage is an important chapter in the overall Luger story, it's not an area I'm interested in...yet.
The same can be said for post-WW1 double stamps...yet!
Isn't that how it always goes? Collect the obvious ones first, then get into the more and more esoteric?