tom h

ED, No one has yet published, at least in English, a comprehensive analysis of the EG Luger conversions. Warren Buxton has covered the P38s very well in his Vol 3 of "The P38 Pistol". I'm sure much of his analysis will also apply equally to the EG lugers. Judging from the dates (eg 853 -- August 1953) on replacement barrels, most of these pistols were reworked in 1953 for use by the EG VOPO and other origanizations. I've also heard stories of these turning up in Lebanon, Chile and other socialist "wars of liberation". I'm sure that the Soviets, appreciated the "plausible deniability" of these former Nazi small arms. Tom h