Fit and finish leave a lot to be desired. Really shows up in the close up photos. Wartime production cut a lot of corners. Took it apart and cleaned it last night, didn't have much in it, just a bit of carbon around the firing pin.
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Fit and finish leave a lot to be desired. Really shows up in the close up photos. Wartime production cut a lot of corners. Took it apart and cleaned it last night, didn't have much in it, just a bit of carbon around the firing pin.
Very nice original war time looking pistol, not been re blued or messed with. Yes if these pistols could talk you have history in your hand every time you hold it.
Very nice! I saw one in Arizona a couple of weeks ago in excellent shape with the holster for $800. Since I am from California, they couldn't sell it to me. Would $800 have been too much?
Holster's are not cheap, this type generally goes for $200-$300 by itself. I didn't pay that much, I sniper bid on ebay for less than that. Pistol started at $600 but was discounted to $400 by the time I purchased it.
For $400 that's a steal.....
In reality, didn't cost me a cent. I got a veterans discount of $20 and then the rest including tax and transfer was paid with points. My only expenses were the gas to get there and the holster and extra magazine.
Mine's a bit more pedestrian C block. No civilian nitro proof on the barrel, no triangle mark. Wa 140. Serialed frame, slide, and barrel extension. Bore's nice, exterior decent, but there's a pretty good ding on the extension by the muzzle. Just the one mag with the same marking. That holster's sweet!