I got some grips for my new Luger the other day. It's a 42 date byf with some parts forced-matched. I'm not very fond of the black plastic grips it came with, so I picked up a set of repro Black Widow grips, & yesterday at the local gun show I also came across a set of mis-matched wood grips. So playing around today, I swapped out the grips to let this Luger look its Sunday best:
Before
After Plastic Repro Grips
Wood Grips
Just thought I'd share! I'm not even sure it's a VoPo, but the grips look like it. It came with a MecGar mag but I put in an aluminum based mag.
Is there any markings to look for that the East Germans put on when refurbishing Lugers? Also, the barrel has no markings at all. The finish wear is consistent with the rest of the gun...could it have been replaced by the East Germans this way or is it probably a modern barrel? It has no import marks, so I'm thinking the import marks went the way of the original barrel if it was replaced here in the states...