VoPo Luger?

Doubs · 05-04-2021, 09:18 PM

The barrel is an East German replacement for the original Mauser barrel. Some EG barrels have the C/N plus a three digit date (e.g., "953" indicates it was made in September, 1953) while others have only the C/N. The magazine is also EG, made by the Ernst Thalmann factory.

The front of the frame looks to me to have been scrubbed of the original serial number but the angle makes it difficult to say for certain.

I'm pretty sure the grips are replacements and could also be EG.

So yes, your Luger could well have been used by the Vopo. In my opinion.

Vlim · 05-05-2021, 10:37 AM

Most likely a former VoPo that was imported and refurbished in the late 1990s. Frankonia in Germany had quite a few reworked to like-new condition with fresh Nill grips.

I have a 1937 / ex Vopo in a similar condition. Great shooter but collectability took a hit with the 1990s rework.

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05-04-2021, 09:18 PM	#1
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,744 Thanks: 828 Thanked 1,794 Times in 592 Posts	The barrel is an East German replacement for the original Mauser barrel. Some EG barrels have the C/N plus a three digit date (e.g., "953" indicates it was made in September, 1953) while others have only the C/N. The magazine is also EG, made by the Ernst Thalmann factory. The front of the frame looks to me to have been scrubbed of the original serial number but the angle makes it difficult to say for certain. I'm pretty sure the grips are replacements and could also be EG. So yes, your Luger could well have been used by the Vopo. In my opinion.

05-05-2021, 10:37 AM	#2
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Most likely a former VoPo that was imported and refurbished in the late 1990s. Frankonia in Germany had quite a few reworked to like-new condition with fresh Nill grips. I have a 1937 / ex Vopo in a similar condition. Great shooter but collectability took a hit with the 1990s rework.