Attached are a couple photos of a 1938 S/42 luger I bought while living in Germany. The numbers all match on the gun except for the aluminum bottom magazine. The grip panels are plastic with concentric circles near the top of each panel. Could possibly be Vopo replacement.
Well I didn't really have any questions in mind but if someone would care to give me a ball park estimate on its value I'd appreciate the effort. If the grip panels are vopo how would that effect the value ?
nmckenzie Thanks for your comment. Is there anything to look for on the grip panels that might indicate they are VOPO's ?
I appreciate your comment on the grips. Do you know of anything to look for that might verify the grips are VOPO.? Thanks very much.
The uncheckered strip along the top of the grip, plus the concentric circles on the grip panel, pretty much say VOPO - at least on the examples I've seen. To the best of my knowledge there aren't any cast-in numbers, letters or markings on the reverse side of the grip. Triple K markets a "VOPO" style Luger grip, but as you acquired your pistol in Germany I'd say the chances of the grip panels being repros are pretty slim.
nmckenzie Thanks for the signs to look for on the grips. The fact I brought the gun home from Germany and the condition of the grip panels (blemishes on them) leads me to the same opinion. Thanks for your help.
Marblekonus Thanks for your comment. I sure like the looks of the grips in the picture you posted. I assume they are VOPO originals and appear to be in better condition than the ones on my luger. By any chance did they come on a luger of yours ?
Marine 1987 Thanks for your comment. Yes I LOVE Lugers tooo. I gave the guy 700 euros ($850 at the time) for the luger in my thread. Compared to today's prices here in the US I guess you could say they are affordable. thanks again for your comment.
You want to DROOL? A High School buddy's Dad was a Pilot for Pan American back in the early 60s. On one trip he brought back an MP40 with a lead-filled barrel for his son as a souvenir. Back in those days it wasn't hard to bring deactivated guns back thru Customs. He was a Pilot - so the gun may never have GONE thru Customs.
Of course the first thing Junior did was heat up the barrel and remove the lead after dead old Dad went back flying overseas. Him and a couple other buddies took the thing out and it actually worked! I have absolutely no idea of what happened to it. With my luck if I'd gone along we'd have all gotten caught for sure.
Jim Brady -- YES DROOL!! Do you know if your old buddy still has the piece ?? Those items are almost worth their weight in gold, so to speak on today's market when you can find one. A legal operational piece with all matching numbers could bring as much as a legal operational Thompson, $30k +. Thanks for your comment.
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