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A very interesting theory. We know that the P.08 was rebuilt by DDR Volkspolizei (VP) armorers who eventually found a home at the VEB Ernst Th�¤lmann facility in Suhl. Old Luger pistols were partially or completely refurbished and new ones were manufactured as a test. The VP armorer instructional workshop was formed in 1949 by the SMAD. At some point in time new machinery (or old refurbished machinery) was used to make P.08 parts and some completely new pistols that had an "N" prefix to their serial numbers. Most new barrels were newly manufactured in 1953 according to their markings. This machinery had to come from somewhere and this is an interesting explaination.

I have not heard this G.M.S.G. theory before but it does seem plausable to me. The pistol seems to be refurbished with added markings. It does have cancelled East German VP armorer stamps. It would be interesting to know if this pistol, or others that are G.M.S.G. marked, have some newly manufactured East German parts. It would also be interesting to know if similarly marked pistols also have remnants of VP armorer markings. The story that comes with this pistol also seems to support the East German connection as it is stated that it came from Europe with other DDR pistols.

An interesting theory.