VOPO Luger P.08 Holster?? With tool pouch.

RylanBrissette · 06-19-2009, 09:52 PM

I was wondering if I could get some info on my holster. I found some similar looking holsters on the internet and they called it a VOPO Luger holster. I am not able to find any markings on this holster.

And to be honest, my P38 fits a lot better than my Luger does in this thing... Is this just the way they were made? Perhaps just a modified P38 holster to use with P.08s? Either way it is a neat holster. Any info on it is appreciated

rolandtg · 06-19-2009, 11:27 PM

That is a P-38 holster.... that can also be used with a Luger.

alanint · 06-20-2009, 02:00 AM

Don't store the gun in it! I see serious scratch issues on a P08's backstrap from the tool pouch stud when the flap is closed.

RylanBrissette · 06-20-2009, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alanint

Don't store the gun in it! I see serious scratch issues on a P08's backstrap from the tool pouch stud when the flap is closed.

Don't worry I wouldn't, I don't have any VOPO Lugers to use it with anyways.

Vlim · 06-20-2009, 05:24 AM

Hi,

This is quite an early pebble grain version of the P08 DDR VoPo holster. They also produced a more classic looking P08 holster in the early years, but these appear to have remained largely unissued.

The early DDR years see the reuse of the P08 and P38 on a large scale, so they developed a holster that could accomodate both and wasn't too expensive to produce. A P38-only holster would not have the loading tool pouch and the tool pouch was deleted on later VoPo holsters, although those were also used to carry both the P08 and P38.

In those days they also still used the Sauer Mod. 30 and 38, the Walther PP and PPK and the Mauser and Dreyse pistols. Other favorites were the StG44 and the MG34, alongside the trusty K98 which was mainly issued to border patrols. It wasn't until the 1960s that they rearmed using USSR equipment.

Lugerdoc · 06-20-2009, 08:50 AM

I agree with the above info, except I believe the holster shown is actually pig skin (due to the pores on the inside) rather than pebble grain. These are getting hard to find. TH

lugerholsterrepair · 06-20-2009, 10:34 AM

Tom, Your both right...it's made of pig skin but also pebble grained on the surface. Neat holster.

Jerry Burney

Schupo · 06-20-2009, 11:05 AM

I agree that this is a regulation East German luger holster. Notice the butt flap that is typical on DDR holsters. The East Germans also made a distinctive hard shell holster for the luger.

RylanBrissette · 06-20-2009, 04:02 PM

Thanks to everyone for your replies.

Vlim · 06-20-2009, 04:42 PM

Here's a grouping with the DDR hardshell holster, a couple of QA tools and some assorted DDR stuff.

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RylanBrissette User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 189 Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	VOPO Luger P.08 Holster?? With tool pouch. I was wondering if I could get some info on my holster. I found some similar looking holsters on the internet and they called it a VOPO Luger holster. I am not able to find any markings on this holster. And to be honest, my P38 fits a lot better than my Luger does in this thing... Is this just the way they were made? Perhaps just a modified P38 holster to use with P.08s? Either way it is a neat holster. Any info on it is appreciated Attached Thumbnails

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Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	I agree with the above info, except I believe the holster shown is actually pig skin (due to the pores on the inside) rather than pebble grain. These are getting hard to find. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

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lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,865 Thanked 3,105 Times in 1,429 Posts	Tom, Your both right...it's made of pig skin but also pebble grained on the surface. Neat holster. Jerry Burney __________________ 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."

06-20-2009, 11:05 AM	#8
Schupo User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas City Metro Posts: 206 Thanks: 1 Thanked 102 Times in 47 Posts	I agree that this is a regulation East German luger holster. Notice the butt flap that is typical on DDR holsters. The East Germans also made a distinctive hard shell holster for the luger. __________________ "You can't please everyone, so you have got to please yourself." Ricky Nelson

06-20-2009, 04:42 PM	#10
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,046 Thanks: 1,034 Thanked 3,946 Times in 1,197 Posts	Here's a grouping with the DDR hardshell holster, a couple of QA tools and some assorted DDR stuff. Attached Thumbnails

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rolandtg User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 472 Thanks: 363 Thanked 255 Times in 111 Posts	That is a P-38 holster.... that can also be used with a Luger.

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alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Don't store the gun in it! I see serious scratch issues on a P08's backstrap from the tool pouch stud when the flap is closed.

06-20-2009, 05:24 AM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,046 Thanks: 1,034 Thanked 3,946 Times in 1,197 Posts	Hi, This is quite an early pebble grain version of the P08 DDR VoPo holster. They also produced a more classic looking P08 holster in the early years, but these appear to have remained largely unissued. The early DDR years see the reuse of the P08 and P38 on a large scale, so they developed a holster that could accomodate both and wasn't too expensive to produce. A P38-only holster would not have the loading tool pouch and the tool pouch was deleted on later VoPo holsters, although those were also used to carry both the P08 and P38. In those days they also still used the Sauer Mod. 30 and 38, the Walther PP and PPK and the Mauser and Dreyse pistols. Other favorites were the StG44 and the MG34, alongside the trusty K98 which was mainly issued to border patrols. It wasn't until the 1960s that they rearmed using USSR equipment.

06-20-2009, 04:02 PM	#9
RylanBrissette User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 189 Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Thanks to everyone for your replies.