VoPo Luger?

kress · 05-04-2021, 07:53 PM

Hello

This is my latest Luger could it be a Vopo?
The magazine is also marked with 882.

gunnertwo · 05-04-2021, 08:05 PM

I see no indications of VOPO use. No forced match parts, no post war black VOPO grips. Not sure but it may me refinished. More images would help others make comments. Not a bad looking pistol.

G2

gunnertwo · 05-04-2021, 08:09 PM

Viewed your other pics posted on the Luger Forum. The pistol is refinished.

kress · 05-04-2021, 08:23 PM

Thank you for the quick answer, adding some pictures.

lugerholsterrepair · 05-04-2021, 08:50 PM

The barrel is commercial..the mag is East German.

George Anderson · 05-04-2021, 09:16 PM

The magazine AND the barrel are East German.

Doubs · 05-04-2021, 09:18 PM

The barrel is an East German replacement for the original Mauser barrel. Some EG barrels have the C/N plus a three digit date (e.g., "953" indicates it was made in September, 1953) while others have only the C/N. The magazine is also EG, made by the Ernst Thalmann factory.

The front of the frame looks to me to have been scrubbed of the original serial number but the angle makes it difficult to say for certain.

I'm pretty sure the grips are replacements and could also be EG.

So yes, your Luger could well have been used by the Vopo. In my opinion.

Vlim · 05-05-2021, 10:37 AM

Most likely a former VoPo that was imported and refurbished in the late 1990s. Frankonia in Germany had quite a few reworked to like-new condition with fresh Nill grips.

I have a 1937 / ex Vopo in a similar condition. Great shooter but collectability took a hit with the 1990s rework.

05-04-2021, 07:53 PM	#1
kress User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Stockholm Posts: 23 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	VoPo Luger? Hello This is my latest Luger could it be a Vopo? The magazine is also marked with 882. Attached Thumbnails

05-04-2021, 08:23 PM	#4
kress User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Stockholm Posts: 23 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Thank you for the quick answer, adding some pictures. Attached Thumbnails

05-04-2021, 08:50 PM	#5
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,771 Thanks: 4,928 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	The barrel is commercial..the mag is East German. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

05-04-2021, 08:05 PM	#2
gunnertwo User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 621 Thanks: 822 Thanked 930 Times in 363 Posts	I see no indications of VOPO use. No forced match parts, no post war black VOPO grips. Not sure but it may me refinished. More images would help others make comments. Not a bad looking pistol. G2

05-04-2021, 08:09 PM	#3
gunnertwo User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 621 Thanks: 822 Thanked 930 Times in 363 Posts	Viewed your other pics posted on the Luger Forum. The pistol is refinished.

05-04-2021, 09:16 PM	#6
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,528 Times in 787 Posts	The magazine AND the barrel are East German.

05-04-2021, 09:18 PM	#7
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,696 Thanks: 792 Thanked 1,679 Times in 552 Posts	The barrel is an East German replacement for the original Mauser barrel. Some EG barrels have the C/N plus a three digit date (e.g., "953" indicates it was made in September, 1953) while others have only the C/N. The magazine is also EG, made by the Ernst Thalmann factory. The front of the frame looks to me to have been scrubbed of the original serial number but the angle makes it difficult to say for certain. I'm pretty sure the grips are replacements and could also be EG. So yes, your Luger could well have been used by the Vopo. In my opinion.

05-05-2021, 10:37 AM	#8
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Most likely a former VoPo that was imported and refurbished in the late 1990s. Frankonia in Germany had quite a few reworked to like-new condition with fresh Nill grips. I have a 1937 / ex Vopo in a similar condition. Great shooter but collectability took a hit with the 1990s rework.