VOPO G date

MarkC · 04-04-2007, 11:19 AM

The East Germans reworked many P.38's and Lugers in the early 50's, just prior to adopting Soviet made weapons. East German Lugers will have a variety of EG (East German) made parts and orginal WWII parts. The newly manufactured EG mags will be marked with a 2/1001 code on the tube. In addition many of these guns will have newly manufactured EG barrels which will have the crown over n (for nitro) proof on them (c/n). VOPO is the East German Police (Volkspolizei) or "Peoples Police", this post war marking had a shield with a number in it within a "sunburst" and was stamped on police guns. HZa is for Heereszeugamt which was a repair facility during the war. (A rare marking on WWII German arms)

This gun has an "m" block frame from 1936 as the "control" serial number with the other parts stamped over or ground out and stamped to match. The toggle is "42". This is an interesting gun to me but a damn shame it was done to an HZa marked receiver.

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04-04-2007, 11:19 AM	#5
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	The East Germans reworked many P.38's and Lugers in the early 50's, just prior to adopting Soviet made weapons. East German Lugers will have a variety of EG (East German) made parts and orginal WWII parts. The newly manufactured EG mags will be marked with a 2/1001 code on the tube. In addition many of these guns will have newly manufactured EG barrels which will have the crown over n (for nitro) proof on them (c/n). VOPO is the East German Police (Volkspolizei) or "Peoples Police", this post war marking had a shield with a number in it within a "sunburst" and was stamped on police guns. HZa is for Heereszeugamt which was a repair facility during the war. (A rare marking on WWII German arms) This gun has an "m" block frame from 1936 as the "control" serial number with the other parts stamped over or ground out and stamped to match. The toggle is "42". This is an interesting gun to me but a damn shame it was done to an HZa marked receiver.