Actually it is a Mauser military Luger which was taken into service by the E. German Deutsches Volkspolizei (DVP or "Vopo"). The eagle and c/U are inspection and proof marks of the state proof house at Suhl 1950-1974. The grips are standard DVP replacement style, and the magazine marked 2/1001 is the standard E. German P08 magazine.
The proofs indicate that some kind of work was done on the pistol's firing train. What are the marks on the barrel? Is there a letter-in-shield surrounded by a starburst stamped anywhere on the pistol?
--Dwight
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