Pawn shop find... 1945 Spree werke P38

[labrat1469]

I was looking for a Mauser rifle to put into my WW2 collection so I stopped in a local pawn shop. The only Mauser was a sporterized that could not be restored. As I was handing back the rifle I spotted a familiar shape among the cheap 9mm's. As I looked at it I saw the letters "cvq", German Army acceptance stamps and the serial number that had an "a" prefix. As I remained calm I talked them down from 500 to 450 and started the paperwork. It's all matching except for the magazine and there are no importer markings so I believe it's a WW2 bring back. What do you guys think?







Besides the mild corrosion it looks pretty good. I'm pretty sure that I got a very sweet deal on it.

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[Bob K]

Looks like you got a nice one. Congrats. The price was good also.

[Sarge]

Definitely a good price for an end of war pistol. None of the cyq/cvq pistols had numbered mags. If it has an eagle 88 proof it is the right mag.
Sarge