Second P-08 S/42: 1936

jussi16 · 12-06-2013, 06:30 PM

Again, can not see the marking well enough, but everything seems like a VOPO luger. Maybe it has a new dip blue color. Served during the WWII and after that in east german police.
I think it is a very good gun to have in your collection. Very much interesting history. And if you want, a shooting pistol. Anyway, there are many more forum members that know much more than I do. Wait for more comments.

I do think, that I am a beginner all the time, because these people in this forum bring up new things all the time.

And english language is not my mother tongue...

johnii · 12-07-2013, 10:30 AM

I think you are right about the information you have posted. Thank you for your input. I greatly appreciate it and you have made this purchase a most interesting pursuit for me to discover more.

Yes you are right I primarily got it to shoot it. I can't help myself to own a gun I can't or won't shoot!

The previous owner shot it with his daughter many times and his daughter likes the pistol very much. One may wonder how a father is willing to part with a handgun his daughter wants and my simple answer is I made him an offer he could not refuse!

J

PS. The reason I liked it enough to want it was it was S/42 Military WWII and I already had a 1937 S/42. So I got one a year earlier and guess what? I am thinking I should continue and get each year S/42 was made!

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12-06-2013, 06:30 PM	#1
jussi16 User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 250 Thanks: 77 Thanked 52 Times in 31 Posts	Again, can not see the marking well enough, but everything seems like a VOPO luger. Maybe it has a new dip blue color. Served during the WWII and after that in east german police. I think it is a very good gun to have in your collection. Very much interesting history. And if you want, a shooting pistol. Anyway, there are many more forum members that know much more than I do. Wait for more comments. I do think, that I am a beginner all the time, because these people in this forum bring up new things all the time. And english language is not my mother tongue...

12-07-2013, 10:30 AM	#2
johnii User Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 52 Thanks: 13 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I think you are right about the information you have posted. Thank you for your input. I greatly appreciate it and you have made this purchase a most interesting pursuit for me to discover more. Yes you are right I primarily got it to shoot it. I can't help myself to own a gun I can't or won't shoot! The previous owner shot it with his daughter many times and his daughter likes the pistol very much. One may wonder how a father is willing to part with a handgun his daughter wants and my simple answer is I made him an offer he could not refuse! J PS. The reason I liked it enough to want it was it was S/42 Military WWII and I already had a 1937 S/42. So I got one a year earlier and guess what? I am thinking I should continue and get each year S/42 was made!