A guy has this for sale locally, says it's WW2 experimental, never in production. It's missing the barrel so it's just really a parts gun unless a barrel can be had. Has anybody seen one of these or know what it is ?
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he says about 250 were made, the serial looks like 1244, maybe they started at 1000 in serial numbers -
Oh yes this is a very scarce item. Its indeed a experimental pistol from Gustlof Werke.
I see once a auction price for 9000$$$ for these.
Go for it but to find an original barrel will be impossible I think.
All the bestComment
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That's a very rare pistol right there. They were an attempt, I believe, by GW to get a hand in the small handgun dept. Alloy frames and slides, I believe for a nice lightweight .32! When the factory was overrun, apparently there were a lot of incidents by the GIs regarding the pistols and most were destroyed leaving few to be brought back. So maybe that's what happened with this one? Never fully assembled and most tend to be in the white. If it were complete, it appears most go around 8-9k. Don't know if the battle of that and a few of their contemporaries are interchangeable, but still a nice piece to have and hope a part is available if the price is right!Comment
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A few have gone through the Rock Island Auctions usually selling in the $7000 range. Two were sold in the April 2015 auction.Comment
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what do you guys think it's worth without the barrel ?????Comment
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Very rare indeed. I had one 40 years ago with a cracked frame. The frame was made of zinc...BILLComment
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What is the seller asking? I wouldn't put near the value of a complete pistol, as a barrel may never be found.Originally posted by Troy101 View PostComment
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Is magazine present?Comment
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no magazine, basically a frame and slide, I'm sure somebody out there has the other parts the problem is finding the right guy !Comment
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Yea, that's a rare pistol.
It's a pre-war commercial ("eagle/N") design made by Gustloff-Werke in an attempt to compete with the Walther PP/PPk, Mauser HSc, and Sauer 38 models. It's a double action pistol in 7.65mm (.32 ACP). However, the war broke out before it went into production, and never made it past the prototype stages.
Looking at this one though, it's missing more than the barrel and magazine. It's also missing the takedown lever/slide stop. Who knows what else????
I think finding parts for this will be extremely difficult! So, I would pass on it, unless the price is really low.
Matt
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List it on Jan Still's Luger Forum.Comment
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Different grips otherwise similar I think
http://www.rockislandauction.com/vie...id/60/lid/1392
and this ...
https://www.forgottenweapons.com/gus...pistol-at-ria/Comment
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Yes, it was in limited production during the war and even had a brochure designed and printed. Here is a complete one.
Half a loaf is better than none in this instance. Talk with the guy and see what he wants. Talk him down as its missing key components. Still worth low four figures.Comment
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