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    Score on a wartime P38

    Went into a farm store in Oregon that sells guns and browsed their well stocked shelves. Saw a row of used pistols and the kid behind the counter breaks out what looks like a real good condition P38 AC43 which apparently is a Walther. They had it marked Beretta 9mm on the price tag. I will post pics asap but here is a few more details. Someone had a high quality but somewhat gaudy (at least on a Nazi Milsurp) scrollwork job done on it and it looks to me to have been there quite awhile. It has a P1 stamped magazine instead of the original and the finish on the pistol looks to me to be what other early to mid WWII German firearms were and not a refinished Russianicon Capture. First glance seems to show all original markings and proofs with the heavy scroll work nicely avoiding and leaving intact each of these areas. This was a consignment and after he handed it to me he said "wow, the guy must have took my advice and marked it down". It had $750 on it with a line through it and $350 right below it. The kid says that he told the customer that the scroll work hurts its collector value, and while I would agree with him whole heartedly I cannot begin to imagine that a gun of this era, condition, and quality should have been only $350??? I have seen Romanian Tokarev pistols listed higher than this. I will have to take it down and verify that there isn't a hidden import stamping but I cannot find one so far. The sales kid said that the person who consigned it inherited it from his father who has passed away. I really don't know squat about these things but I know enough to know that it will make a great sidearm to my '39 K98icon. I was happy finding a real good condition Hungarianicon m44 earlier in the day for $125 since I never bought one when they were almost free but this made my day! More to come.
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    With the butchering you describe that P.38 has NO value except to someone as a shooter!
    That said the $350 is all it is worth, if not a bit high!
    Personally I would not be interested in what you describe if it was $200. If I was looking for a shooter I would buy a mismatch before I'd buy that P.38.
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    If it weren't engraved, we wouldn't be having this discussion because the guy would probably have it listed on gunbroker for $19,000.35 buy it now for years on end. I see you live in a perfect world where everything is worthless unless you have close up video of Hitler executing his own mother with it and then presenting it to your great grandfather, but personally I get more enjoyment out of a piece of WWII history regardless of its shortcomings than the $350 I parted with for it. I will post some pics shortly in a new thread so you can expel whats left of your cynisim for the day.
    Quote Originally Posted by Sarge 13 View Post
    With the butchering you describe that P.38 has NO value except to someone as a shooter!
    That said the $350 is all it is worth, if not a bit high!
    Personally I would not be interested in what you describe if it was $200. If I was looking for a shooter I would buy a mismatch before I'd buy that P.38.
    Sarge
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