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Edward Tinker · 01-23-2014, 09:42 AM

Well, actually those are two different shipments.

VOPO is post war, so it is unlikely the Russians captured them during WW2 - does not mean they did not help the East Germans sell them later.

But Russian guns, with or without the X have certain grips on them and generally stored for 50+ years

Vopo were refurbished for border guards, internal security, etc and were used during the russian occupation - their grips are different looking than the russian grips

Story is that the russian guns were either dipped in a preservative and then stored in oil, thus ruining any wood grips or these grips were swapped out with these plastic grips either before storage or after but before sale

Ed

01-23-2014, 09:42 AM	#1
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	Well, actually those are two different shipments. VOPO is post war, so it is unlikely the Russians captured them during WW2 - does not mean they did not help the East Germans sell them later. But Russian guns, with or without the X have certain grips on them and generally stored for 50+ years Vopo were refurbished for border guards, internal security, etc and were used during the russian occupation - their grips are different looking than the russian grips Story is that the russian guns were either dipped in a preservative and then stored in oil, thus ruining any wood grips or these grips were swapped out with these plastic grips either before storage or after but before sale Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV