highpower3006
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I am bored to tears today and thought I would post few pictures of my modest little collection of P38's while I wait for various bits and pieces to show up in order to finish up some projects around the house.
While primarily my interest is in US military firearms, I do have some interest in foreign arms and have managed to pick up a few guns from the belligerent powers in the world wars.
Walther-ac 44, Jan/Feb 1944. It has all matching numbers and is in original condition with it's original holster and spare magazine as I got it from the estate of a vet. No capture papers came with this, but it isn't import marked so I figure he either smuggled it back or at least it came into the US prior to GCA68.
Mauser-byf44, Oct/Nov 1944. Another all matching gun that I acquired with it's original holster and spare magazine. No import stamps, so it also could be a bringback or at least it was imported before GCA68.
Spreewerk-cyq, Nov, 1944. I paid a bit more than I wanted for this one, but like the others, it was in very nice original condition with no import stamps. It came from the estate of a WWII vet and came with the holster and extra magazine.
Mauser-byf44, Feb/Mar 1945. Very late production byf P38 that would have been quite valuable except that someone let a holster rot around it and pitted the metal on the barrel and slide. Still, it has an okay bore and is very nearly one of the last P38's made by Mauser before the factory was captured in April 1945. When I first got it, I thought the lanyard loop had been removed, but upon closer inspection it looks like one was never installed.
While primarily my interest is in US military firearms, I do have some interest in foreign arms and have managed to pick up a few guns from the belligerent powers in the world wars.
Walther-ac 44, Jan/Feb 1944. It has all matching numbers and is in original condition with it's original holster and spare magazine as I got it from the estate of a vet. No capture papers came with this, but it isn't import marked so I figure he either smuggled it back or at least it came into the US prior to GCA68.
Mauser-byf44, Oct/Nov 1944. Another all matching gun that I acquired with it's original holster and spare magazine. No import stamps, so it also could be a bringback or at least it was imported before GCA68.
Spreewerk-cyq, Nov, 1944. I paid a bit more than I wanted for this one, but like the others, it was in very nice original condition with no import stamps. It came from the estate of a WWII vet and came with the holster and extra magazine.
Mauser-byf44, Feb/Mar 1945. Very late production byf P38 that would have been quite valuable except that someone let a holster rot around it and pitted the metal on the barrel and slide. Still, it has an okay bore and is very nearly one of the last P38's made by Mauser before the factory was captured in April 1945. When I first got it, I thought the lanyard loop had been removed, but upon closer inspection it looks like one was never installed.
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