I purchased this pistol last week from a pawn shop I happened to stop at. All numbers match and it's in great condition with very little wear and a pristine bore. The magazine is "jvd" marked with rough welds and no waffenamts. Here are some pics.
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Great find. Did they even know that it is a police issue? -
No, the seller kept assuring me that he checked the markings and the pistol was correct German army issue.Originally posted by rajko84 View Post
Price was commensurate with a that of a plain jane P.38 , $600 + sales tax and nic.Comment
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wow,thats is a nice one
.congrats!
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One type of people that I do not educate about this things are pawn guys. Just knowing that most of them get there stuff for nothing. I know lot of them and makes me sick when they tell me how much they pay(steal) for stuff.Originally posted by Len S View Post
But $600 that is a great price for it, I would not try to talk him at that price.
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Really crisp E/F P 38!! Nice photos, thanks
Nicer price !! You knocked this one over the fence!!
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P.S. Oh Yeah, looks like a dual tone to boot!!The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.
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Hello,
The seller did really not know what he has here ....
Police issue and dual tone and this nice condition for 600.- is great.
Congrats on this perfect deal !!!!
regards
OttoComment
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beautiful pistol
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Boy, this presents a dilemma. If a pawn shop gets something at a good price they steal it, but if someone finds something at a good price in a pawn shop it is a good buy? Should Len S have told the pawn shop they weren't asking enough for the P.38, "ask me more"? It is apparent the original seller didn't know what he had, and obvious the pawn shop didn't know either.
There is not a one of us, pawn shops included, that won't take advantage of a good price.Comment
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I agree Johnny. I do draw the line at vets & their widows though.Originally posted by Johnny Peppers View Post
That being said their slack jawed , often drug addled , progeny with no
sense of family or history are fair game.
I give no quarter to militaria dealers , pawn shops and gun shops either.
It's their business to know this stuff and be on top of their game.
LenLast edited by Len S; 09-23-2012, 01:53 PM.Comment
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I doubt you could upgrade this, ...
So whats it worth??
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JP,Originally posted by Johnny Peppers View Post
I understand what you say, but you should understand where I come from. I am talking from experience that I had with pawn shops here. We ,collectors, do not go around and tell there friends that we just bought a stone mint colt 1911a1 with shoulder holster and guys flight jacket for a $100 from the widow. And that is after the lady asks to be honest with her
. I do gun shows and I always have a brand new blue book with me so when people ask me how much is something worth I open the book and show them. And after that tell them how much I can give them for it. Lot of times people say I will walk the show and then come back to you. Two to three hours later they would come back to me and tell me that I was the most honest to them, and they would sell me the piece. So at the end I do not have to worry about the wrath of God
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Don't take pawn man's bait too quick. One of the local pawn shops has a regular that
checks the shops to see what they have had come in. One of the owners likes nothing
better than to tell the lookee how cheap he just got something. Just last week a
customer brought in a really nice Model 61 Winchester and a Savage .22 Hornet that
he had just inherited to have them cleaned up and checked out. Both were really nice
and when the lookee saw them he immediately wanted to know how much they
were. Without telling they were only in the shop to be cleaned, the owner told
him he only had $100 in the Model 61 and $25 in the Savage, so at that price
he was taking them home.Comment
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