Help me decide

mh53pvlow · Apr 15, 2020

I am going to buy one of the following.

1. Nambu type 14 all original but mismatched parts
2. P 38 Walther war time eagle proofed
3. P 38 Mauser war time eagle proofed

The P-38's are very similar in condition. I am either too dumb or too lazy to insert a poll. Also can't decide which one I want. I know I know buy all but $$$ doesn't allow that at this time.
Thanks for any help in deciding.

-Z/28- · Apr 15, 2020

First question would be do you plan on shooting it? If so, consider that the P38's are chambered in one of the most common calibers on the planet and the Nambu not so much.

smokedog · Apr 15, 2020

Buy the one you want the most. Buy the other when funds allow.
Easy peasy and glad to help

KH195 · Apr 15, 2020

Are the P-38s matching? Import marked? I’m big into the Japanese stuff, but unless the Nambu is priced really really well I’d probably go with one of the P-38s (assuming no major issues with them). Type 14s aren’t hard to find in matching condition and mismatched Nambu 14s are a tough sell to most Japanese collectors (assuming the gun itself is mismatched and not just the magazine as that wouldn’t affect the value as much). If you don’t mind sharing, what are the prices being asked on them?

namrelio · Apr 15, 2020

Nambu. Only because I have a P38. I'd be sweating like a whore in church if I had to pick only one of the three.

somd_mustangs · Apr 15, 2020

As KH195 says, the P.38's need to be original finish, all matching parts (frame, slide, barrel and lock block) and non-import marked to be collectible.
Also, I would NOT recommend shooting a collectible WW2 P.38 as they have a bad habit of cracking slides and lock blocks...
There is a vast difference in value between a standard Spreewerk and an early high-polish Walther

capt14k · Apr 15, 2020

If P-38 is matching get that one. If both matching get the earlier one. If matching and same year get the Walther. Mismatched Nambu I wouldn't bother with.

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somd_mustangs · Apr 15, 2020

I missed that the Nambu was mismatched. Unless it's dirt cheap I wouldn't mess with it either.

Matlack · Apr 15, 2020

Its not all original if its mismatched. One of the p38s.

calicojack · Apr 15, 2020

If you don't already have a P38 get the P38.

Threeband · Apr 15, 2020

If you want a shooter P38, get something that is mismatched, or a Russian Capture.

mawkie · Apr 16, 2020

Don't bother with a poll until there's a lot more info on the table. Just too many variables and not enough information for an informed choice (at least by a picky b*stard like me). For instance: if the only mismatched part on the T14 is the magazine then it still has value to a collector, esp. if a rare variant like a very late war example. Put an August 1945 dated T14 in the white in front of me with just a mismatched magazine and you can bet the farm I'll be interested.

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