VOPO Grips Explained

Brownie · 07-24-2009, 01:25 PM

You guys will get a kick out of this.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=134937744

Vlim · 07-24-2009, 04:32 PM

This is great. LMAO!!

What will they think off next? I think we will not put this variation in the book 'just yet'

Ice · 07-24-2009, 05:32 PM

A spider encased in plastic and glued to the grips would be great for those "Black Widows".

Charlie

sheepherder · 07-24-2009, 05:45 PM

...But do the brown grips have the "SA" emblem???...

OK, all kidding aside...Why would anyone claim -

"Excellent used East German grips.I knew the Germans had a purpose for the molded circle on these grips,so when the war ended this is what it was for (SS). 1 Black and 1 brown available."

If you're going to try to make them out to be a special SS item, why say "when the war ended"???

Why not say "Issued to the SS troops led by Skorzeny for the rescue of Mussolini at Gran Sasso"...

If you get a green light...go for broke!!!

suum cuique · 10-03-2009, 11:05 PM

I saw the same "Super Sport" grips a while ago on ebay.

Edward Tinker · 10-03-2009, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Please serious bidders only.

What an odd statement to make...

Mauser720 · 10-04-2009, 07:56 AM

Apparently there were no "serious bidders" since he did not get a single bid.

He might have had better luck if he had restricted the bidding to "humorous bidders only."

Vlim · 10-04-2009, 08:56 AM

OK, now on the serious side.

A simple question:

Why would a country, driven by necessity and lacking the commercial and free enterpreneurship of it's western counterpart, bother to include the bullseye logo into the grip design?

One thing I noticed (and for which I got trashed repeatedly

) is that the symbol is almost an exact copy of the ring design of the 1904 magazine button design. This design, usually referred to as the 'navy type', as the German Imperial Navy accepted their pistols with this particular magazine button design, is strikingly similar in size and number of rings.

An old world (and longtime) collector hinted that the ring design on the 1904 magazines was to identify the magazine as being a 9mm version with a stronger mainspring.

This persuaded me to formulate this simple question:

'What if the DDR copied the 1904 'rings' pattern on their grips to identify them as 9x19 para pistols?'.

Of course, some rightfully argued 'why no similar markings on other DDR made guns?'.

sheepherder · 10-04-2009, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ice

A spider encased in plastic and glued to the grips would be great for those "Black Widows".

Charlie

There are a number of places/people/companies who do these kind of encapsulated logo plasticized thingies...(I have no idea what they are actually called)...I have about a dozen assorted logo badges for my home-built PCs (yes, I build my own - but you all knew that, didn't you?

) that were made by an entrepreneur at HardOCP...Here's an example (pic below)...

I can't think of any reason to put one on a set of grips...maybe for commemorative purposes...like the reunion of a military unit, perhaps...

I would love to hear this sellers' explanation of these grips...maybe if the Luger was lost, the finder could return it to the nearest SS barracks??? Oh, yeah!!!

07-24-2009, 01:25 PM	#1
Brownie User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 42 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	VOPO Grips Explained You guys will get a kick out of this. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=134937744

10-03-2009, 11:05 PM	#5
suum cuique User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MD / Currently about 9000 klicks east of the Potomac Posts: 497 Thanks: 100 Thanked 47 Times in 35 Posts	I guess I saw the same "Super Sport" grips a while ago on ebay. __________________ Regards, Andy There's No Place Like Home (Wizard Of Oz)

10-04-2009, 07:56 AM	#7
Mauser720 User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 535 Thanks: 18 Thanked 49 Times in 33 Posts	Apparently there were no "serious bidders" since he did not get a single bid. He might have had better luck if he had restricted the bidding to "humorous bidders only." __________________ Mauser720 - Ron "Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it."

10-04-2009, 08:56 AM	#8
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,034 Thanks: 1,020 Thanked 3,882 Times in 1,186 Posts	OK, now on the serious side. A simple question: Why would a country, driven by necessity and lacking the commercial and free enterpreneurship of it's western counterpart, bother to include the bullseye logo into the grip design? One thing I noticed (and for which I got trashed repeatedly ) is that the symbol is almost an exact copy of the ring design of the 1904 magazine button design. This design, usually referred to as the 'navy type', as the German Imperial Navy accepted their pistols with this particular magazine button design, is strikingly similar in size and number of rings. An old world (and longtime) collector hinted that the ring design on the 1904 magazines was to identify the magazine as being a 9mm version with a stronger mainspring. This persuaded me to formulate this simple question: 'What if the DDR copied the 1904 'rings' pattern on their grips to identify them as 9x19 para pistols?'. Of course, some rightfully argued 'why no similar markings on other DDR made guns?'. Attached Thumbnails

07-24-2009, 04:32 PM	#2
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,034 Thanks: 1,020 Thanked 3,882 Times in 1,186 Posts	This is great. LMAO!! What will they think off next? I think we will not put this variation in the book 'just yet'

07-24-2009, 05:32 PM	#3
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	A spider encased in plastic and glued to the grips would be great for those "Black Widows". Charlie

07-24-2009, 05:45 PM	#4
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,182 Thanks: 1,398 Thanked 4,440 Times in 2,328 Posts	...But do the brown grips have the "SA" emblem???... OK, all kidding aside...Why would anyone claim - "Excellent used East German grips.I knew the Germans had a purpose for the molded circle on these grips,so when the war ended this is what it was for (SS). 1 Black and 1 brown available." If you're going to try to make them out to be a special SS item, why say "when the war ended"??? Why not say "Issued to the SS troops led by Skorzeny for the rescue of Mussolini at Gran Sasso"... If you get a green light...go for broke!!!