A U marked Luger

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Originally Posted by Vlim

It's basically a GDR (East Germany) rework. The grips are typical 'VoPo' grips and the pistol has a GDR district marking (starburst type).

The Ü generally refers to "Übung" or practice. Somewhere along the line, this pistol became a practice pistol. Practice for or by whom will be difficult to determine.

Hi and thanks.

It seems that there is an "X" mark which I understand indicated Russian capture. Is that so? As you can see, the serial numbers appear to be consistent in size and typeface. Also, there are no traces of acceptance or proof marks anywhere but on the barrel.