WTK: VOPO Grips

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Frank:
<strong>OK Kid, VOPO is an acronym for Volkspolzie, the Peoples Police of the East Germans. The grips have a target on the sides and are worth $ about nothing. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">VOPO grips are one of the very few Luger items that currently have little value. Among collectors, East German rework police pistols are on the low end of Lugers worthy of acquiring.

I recall $25 - $50 Lugers...... Lugers that today would bring $1,000 or more in today's market. I see where one dealer in Atlanta is offering East German reworks for $700 and up.

My point is that while VOPO Luger grips are as common as dirt today, they are being used to substitute for and protect original wood grips. In years to come, they will become more valuable. Perhaps not as valuable as other Luger items but setting a few pairs aside may be a wise thing to do if you're a young, beginning collector. Anything Luger will only go up in value, IMO.