Curious about VoPo valuation...

mrerick · 03-29-2014, 08:41 PM

The receiver is dated 1921. The unit marking is Weimar. An artillery regiment. As such, it is one of the last military Lugers made by DWM (before Simson & Co. became the sole supplier under the Versailles Treaty requirements). This Luger's number is high in the reported 1,500 that were shipped to military units by DWM.

Nothing looks like it was used in Police service during the Weimar or Nazi eras. No sear safety or magazine safety.

There is a mark above the Crown/U inspection marks that looks like a VoPo marks on both the frame and the receiver (left sides). I'll get better photos soon to show these.

There is a 1950s Suhl Crown/N on the barrel (which looks new, and was likely replaced and properly staked with a single witness mark); on the front and on the rear toggle.

One of the number matched magazines has a 1 on the base and on the bottom of the spine. It's a 2/1001 DDR manufactured Haenel Schmeisser milled magazine.

The other is an E/37 FXO marked magazine, numbered "2" on the base and numbered to the pistol. Both aluminum magazine bases look ground and renumbered.

There is an unnumbered loading tool also.

As I look closely at it, the dark blued finish looks too even to be a dip. The bluing is even, and the replacement barrel is highly polished. The edges all remain sharp.

03-29-2014, 08:41 PM	#12
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,139 Times in 1,520 Posts	The receiver is dated 1921. The unit marking is Weimar. An artillery regiment. As such, it is one of the last military Lugers made by DWM (before Simson & Co. became the sole supplier under the Versailles Treaty requirements). This Luger's number is high in the reported 1,500 that were shipped to military units by DWM. Nothing looks like it was used in Police service during the Weimar or Nazi eras. No sear safety or magazine safety. There is a mark above the Crown/U inspection marks that looks like a VoPo marks on both the frame and the receiver (left sides). I'll get better photos soon to show these. There is a 1950s Suhl Crown/N on the barrel (which looks new, and was likely replaced and properly staked with a single witness mark); on the front and on the rear toggle. One of the number matched magazines has a 1 on the base and on the bottom of the spine. It's a 2/1001 DDR manufactured Haenel Schmeisser milled magazine. The other is an E/37 FXO marked magazine, numbered "2" on the base and numbered to the pistol. Both aluminum magazine bases look ground and renumbered. There is an unnumbered loading tool also. As I look closely at it, the dark blued finish looks too even to be a dip. The bluing is even, and the replacement barrel is highly polished. The edges all remain sharp. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.