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Jean-Pierre · 02-22-2013, 09:50 PM

I wish you all a very nice day.

I have finished to upload the pictures of my gun and hope to get information's about this weapon. I mainly want to know if this Luger is realy a Vopo Luger.
As previously mentionned, this gun don't show any East German marking as seen on other Vopo Lugers, may be only one, but very difficult to identify as an East German acceptance marking, just above the side plate ( see picture 6044 : on the right of the serial number).
The only difference with an original Mauser Luger is the base of the magazine and the grips. For the rest, if I put back original wooden grips and another magazine, this Vopo Luger could easily be modified into a real and perfect German Luger.
Another strange thing is the serial number stamped on the front of the gun, between the barrel and the trigger guard (see picture 5994_1) : there is no additional suffix letter code.
Someone told me it is because the gun has been manufactured among the last 2000 guns by Mauser, thruth or joke I don't know.
If this gun has been put in service into the Volks Polizei units, it is strange not finding the code of the city and unit where it is supposed to be given as side arm of a policeman?

I just hope I don't have been abused with and bought a "puzzeled" gun made from spare parts assembled into a gun.
Last but not least, I bought this gun in Belgium for the amount of 840 € ( 1100 $), but no idea if it was a good price or not.
Bluing seems original and not modified by East Germany.

I should extremely happy to get your coments on this gun.

02-22-2013, 09:50 PM	#5
Jean-Pierre User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Charleroi (Belgium) Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	My Vopo Luger I wish you all a very nice day. I have finished to upload the pictures of my gun and hope to get information's about this weapon. I mainly want to know if this Luger is realy a Vopo Luger. As previously mentionned, this gun don't show any East German marking as seen on other Vopo Lugers, may be only one, but very difficult to identify as an East German acceptance marking, just above the side plate ( see picture 6044 : on the right of the serial number). The only difference with an original Mauser Luger is the base of the magazine and the grips. For the rest, if I put back original wooden grips and another magazine, this Vopo Luger could easily be modified into a real and perfect German Luger. Another strange thing is the serial number stamped on the front of the gun, between the barrel and the trigger guard (see picture 5994_1) : there is no additional suffix letter code. Someone told me it is because the gun has been manufactured among the last 2000 guns by Mauser, thruth or joke I don't know. If this gun has been put in service into the Volks Polizei units, it is strange not finding the code of the city and unit where it is supposed to be given as side arm of a policeman? I just hope I don't have been abused with and bought a "puzzeled" gun made from spare parts assembled into a gun. Last but not least, I bought this gun in Belgium for the amount of 840 € ( 1100 $), but no idea if it was a good price or not. Bluing seems original and not modified by East Germany. I should extremely happy to get your coments on this gun.