researched books say:
Handguns of the Armed organizations of the Soviet Occupation zone and German Democratic Republic, by Dieter H. Marschall
Luger pistols available in the GDR for the most part reworked examples taken from former Wehrmacht (WWII) depots. - etc, sent through repair, etc. .. 10,000 guns were refinished as needed from cannibalized guns, etc....
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VOPO guns (Lugers, P38's and PPKs) are separate category from Russian captured guns.
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