My New 1939 VOPO

[Mike Kay]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

I am a fan of RC/VoPo Lugers (and P38's) as IMO they have a longer provenance than those that were brought back or imported after WW II. And were rebuilt to almost-new condition.

But it is somewhat unusual to find one with a 'substituted' mis-matched barrel. In general, the post-war armorers fitted new barrels to their refurbs. One would think, with their penchant for X-ing out serial numbers, they would have X-ed the mis-match number out too...

Is the bore bright & shiny, with sharp grooves & lands, no frost, no pitting, etc???

I'm fully with you on the provenance of these guns. I'm going to get my hands on the gun on Wednesday & will check what the number on the barrel shows.
I never really checked the serial number on the barrel, I just went on what the shop owner mentioned to me. I was excited at this find and more interested in checking the condition & innards.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that barrels on some of these Lugers were replaced with barrels manufactured in Czechoslovakia?
Anyway I'll get to the bottom of the barrel numbering in the next few days....

As for the condition of the bore, it's bright shiny with sharp grooves & lands, no frost, no pitting etc.

With regards the trigger- advice taken, thanks! I'll clean, lubricate and check the spring FWIW.

Thanks & best,
Mike