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www.prussia.us 01-25-2013 07:48 PM

Question about VoPo Luger proof
 
I am not interested in buying the Luger (certainly not at that price), but I would like to know about the prof mark.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=327357312

Okay picture #7

The right hand side of the receiver near the barrel is stamped
"P M P"

Anyone know what that stands for?

lugersrkewl 01-25-2013 07:58 PM

found this on Jans board dated 2012 with no responses

"The exact meaning of the PMP marking is still unknown but there is some speculation on its meaning Police Mecklenburg Pommern but no proof has yet surfaced to its validity".

now Im curious if its in world of lugers by Costanza

the p38 forum explains it as a PVP symbol but after seeing your pic it is PMP on that one as well
heres the link to that pic http://www.p38guns.com/LugerPVP.htm

Lugerdoc 01-26-2013 08:55 AM

Or it could be that the owner forgot to add the "I" in PIMP.TH

lugersrkewl 01-26-2013 11:18 AM

ha , that was my first thought.
the only other thing I found on the web was the proletarian military policy . P.M.P but....

Vlim 01-26-2013 11:44 AM

There are early post-WW2 marking instructions that can explain the presence of large markings like these. The allies agreed to avoid rearming German police officials with captured German equipment, but if there was a need to reuse German equipment it had to be clearly marked as being issued with allied consent.

So this is probably a pistol that was reissued early after WW2, after which it went through the DDR refurbishing program almost a decade later.

Andyd 02-02-2013 10:47 AM

One of mine is so marked on the front strap.


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