WWII German P-38 9mm 5'' Sprewerke Factory Made @ PSA $450 + ship

cantstop · Dec 5, 2013

Seems like a good deal for a WWII P-38, no grading on site though.
http://palmettostatearmory.com/inde...nam-p-38-9mm-5-walther-factory-made-4926.html

From the website:

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Found securely stored at a police facility in Germany, these original WWII era pistols are a collector’s delight.

screamingeagle · Dec 5, 2013

Import marked, that's why. Good for a shooter though.

ken792 · Dec 5, 2013

screamingeagle said:
Import marked, that's why. Good for a shooter though.

At least it's better than $560 the Russian captures are going for at retail.

screamingeagle · Dec 5, 2013

ken792 said:
At least it's better than $560 the Russian captures are going for at retail.

Indeed.

somd_mustangs · Dec 5, 2013

screamingeagle said:
Import marked, that's why. Good for a shooter though.

The one in their photo is actually a Walther-factory AC45 (possibly a "no letter suffix") with a cog hammer. Very desirable - other than the import mark.

Shane762 · Dec 5, 2013

What do the import markings on these look like? Are they the small, stamped markings like all the Century imported arms used to have or are they the GIANT BILLBOARD markings I've seen on recent Mosins?

Melnic · Dec 6, 2013

Not much information on there. Someone needs to buy one to find out.
I paid I think $329 for my post War P1 and I really like shooting it. $120 is not much more for a P38 if its either WWII or early post war mint

TapRackBang · Dec 6, 2013

More than 70 available right now. Tempting, but I've been avoiding getting anything in 9mm...

Straightshooter · Dec 6, 2013

Don't know anything about import marks but do know that when I applied to ATF import a P38 in 1972 the permit stated that the pistol must have at least a 5 or 6 (forgot which) digit serial number to distinguish from war trophies which were prohibited.

airsporter · Dec 6, 2013

TapRackBang said:
More than 70 available right now. Tempting, but I've been avoiding getting anything in 9mm...

Where do you find the inventory count?

airsporter · Dec 6, 2013

Melnic said:
Not much information on there. Someone needs to buy one to find out.

C&R addicted. I fell off-the-wagon and ordered one. :rolleye12

I'll let you know, but I suspect it will take a while from Palmetto.

Melnic · Dec 6, 2013

airsporter said:
Where do you find the inventory count?

Usually you try to order a bunch and trial and error.
Sometimes if you say input 100, it will say "only 70 left" AIM does this.

airsporter · Dec 7, 2013

Tried checking their inventory by "ordering." Got this msg. - regardless of quantity:

The requested quantity for "WWII German P-38 9mm 5'' Sprewerke Factory Made" is not available.

TapRackBang · Dec 7, 2013

They have exactly 60 available right now.

Jimbob2.0 · Dec 8, 2013

Its actually not a bad price given what the market has been bringing. I have watched WWII era P38's climb a couple hundred over the last 6 months.

These are also extremely good shooters, my father has three of them and even the roughest is like pointing a laser.

Anyone get one of these? I am also curious if they are discretely import marked and I assume they are mixed parts.

cantstop · Dec 8, 2013

I posted this for all those WWII collectors.

PSA's firearm sales are FINAL. I would call them to get your questions answered before you plunk down the $450.

I'm only concerned that there is no grading info on these. PSA has a pretty good rep otherwise.

airsporter · Dec 19, 2013

Mine arrives tomorrow. I'll post.

retrorichard · Dec 20, 2013

Are these steel framed?

airsporter · Dec 20, 2013

retrorichard said:
Are these steel framed?

Yes. These are WWII P38 made by Spreewerk.

airsporter · Dec 20, 2013

Arrived today. I admit I had low expectations due to low price and skimpy description, so all I can say is WOW!

I would say overall condition is VG+. A lot of pitting on the included magazine but not the pistol. Did not take it down yet but frame/slide/barrel numbers all match.

A real bonus is no importer billboard - just a teeny tiny "ATI Roch. NY" on the front grip strap. The font size is so small I needed a magnifying lens to read it.

I believe these are Russian captures as there is an X stamped on the left side of the slide but does not appear to be refinished. All markings are very sharp with nothing peened out.

Has a low 4-digit d serial number - April 1943 maybe?

Will try to get some pics up this weekend.

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