Black Widow Luger

Vlim · 05-06-2004, 10:33 AM

Hi Guys,

The grips are not the commonly found VoPo grips and the quality of these grips doesn't even come close. So I rule out the DDR 'VoPo' reworking. Check for a crown/N fire proof on the barrel, that'll help.

It appears to come from a post-war source, and there were quite a few. The fact that small parts have not been blued over and that it lacks both VoPo grips and a new VoPo barrel pretty much rules out Eastern-Germany as source.

I would advise you to swap the grips for some more decent ones, perhaps the newly made Nill-grips. It will do this gun justice. After all, it has served in 2 wars, the days between and a number of years after the last war. You can't get more history in a handgun than that

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05-06-2004, 10:33 AM	#6
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi Guys, The grips are not the commonly found VoPo grips and the quality of these grips doesn't even come close. So I rule out the DDR 'VoPo' reworking. Check for a crown/N fire proof on the barrel, that'll help. It appears to come from a post-war source, and there were quite a few. The fact that small parts have not been blued over and that it lacks both VoPo grips and a new VoPo barrel pretty much rules out Eastern-Germany as source. I would advise you to swap the grips for some more decent ones, perhaps the newly made Nill-grips. It will do this gun justice. After all, it has served in 2 wars, the days between and a number of years after the last war. You can't get more history in a handgun than that