P38 cyq, original blued?

[Johnny Peppers]

Looks like a dip blue on the slide over pitting.

[slow10ker]

cyq

Greetings,
I like your cyq!! It's been captured by the Russians and dipped before storage. Yours was one of the first ones produced at Spreewerk. They started production at number 1 with no suffix. The metal is well finished on the early ones. Here's a link below to one of my early ones on the P38 website. BTW, you can clean off the dip. ...

congrats!!

jeff



http://forums.p38forum.com/forums/vi...t=+cyq#p140750

[Johnny Peppers]

A beautiful condition 3000 ns range cyq in a hardshell holster was brought into a local gun shop, but it was not for sale. It was a vet bring back, and the family was looking for a price to divide the vets guns equally between the kids/grandkids.

[slow10ker]

cyq

Johnny,
Just curious as to what value you all put on that rig? The one I posted the link too has a complete set of capture papers and came back with a softshell holster and 2 e/88 mags. I gave between 1000.00 and 1100.00 for it. A early, ns rig sold on GB within the last week for 1400.00. In ref to the one in this thread, I was offered a Russian captured dip , ns, without the "X" mark for 800.00 recently and passed aas in Ky that's about 200.00 too much.

thanks!!

jeff

[Johnny Peppers]

This was about two years ago, and a son-in-law had brought it by the shop, but couldn't stay until I had time to get there. He later brought it back when I could be there, and had no idea when I ask about capture papers. It was nice enough at that time that I put a $1250/1500 value on it, and would gladly give $1500 for it today.

[skorzenyVStito]

Greetings,
I like your cyq!! It's been captured by the Russians and dipped before storage. Yours was one of the first ones produced at Spreewerk. They started production at number 1 with no suffix. The metal is well finished on the early ones. Here's a link below to one of my early ones on the P38 website. BTW, you can clean off the dip. ...

congrats!!

jeff



http://forums.p38forum.com/forums/vi...t=+cyq#p140750

How I can clean the dip? Thanks!

[slow10ker]

cyq

There's several ways that are mentioned on the P38 website. I use a ultrasonic cleaner. However, a safer way is to use isopropyl alcohol. Take the mag and rub it down using a rag or wash cloth that's got alcohol on it and that will remove the dip. I use cotton q-tip applicators to get into the corners. The amount of time and effort to remove will depend on the thickness of the dip. I always start with the mag to refine my process before I start on the pistol. This process doesn't remove the wartime finish that's underneath.

good luck!!

jeff

[skorzenyVStito]

thanks for the info Jeff