East German VoPo 08

The East German re-worked army and VOPO lugers used to sell for more (10-20%) than a strait up WWI or WWII Luger up until they started being imported in the mid-80's. The "collectability" of these is purely in the eye of the beholder. They are a great collectable for those people interested in cold war east bloc items. Back in the 50's and 60's most all German military Lugers were considered "shooters" by the "elite" in the collecting hobby, so keep in mind that time changes perspective. As for mostly matched, I feel that this is indeed a valid discriminater, provide the mis-matched part-parts are specified. For example I consider a luger with a mis-matched mag as still "being worthy" of my collection if it meets other criteria. Even for shooting, I would rather have a Luger with a few small parts mismatched that one made up from a pile of pieces. Other wise I agree with the value range offered by the others.