Grandpas old gun
Posted by Isitwhiletheydance@reddit | Firearms | View on Reddit | 26 comments
Hey, I found this pistol cleaning up and I find it odd for my grandpa to have this. We live in South America. Could this be a nazi gun ?
agatathelion@reddit
No. It's postwar.
Isitwhiletheydance@reddit (OP)
Man I hoped it was WW2, Could it still be worth anything if it's linked to the Cold war ?
agatathelion@reddit
Like $4-500 usd.
Lupine_Ranger@reddit
Not in that condition.
agatathelion@reddit
That condition is definitely worth $400, worse conditions are selling for the same if not more.
Lupine_Ranger@reddit
If that thing is worth $400, mine is worth 7.
agatathelion@reddit
I would like to know where you are getting your pricing. I'm getting mine from gunbroker, centerfire, simpson ltd, j&g...
Outrageous-Button746@reddit
I have seen several in my gun shop. Depending on condition between 350 and 900 €. Yours maybe around 450 Id say.
With matching numbers they are rare, then propably slightly above 1k
ilikerelish@reddit
Definitely the right model, but the grips have me a bit suspicious. In the 40s plastic wasn't really a thing, instead the Germans used bakelite as grips. They should also be slotted too, not checkered. I suspect that this one is much later than WWII era if the grips have not been swapped off. Usually on war guns you'd see nampts and/or a production facility code which I don't see in the pictures either. It is probably an early P1 before they started using the alloy frames.
Linocoolio999@reddit
One of the best ww2 handguns. Very nice
spoulson@reddit
It’s Megatron!
Libido_Max@reddit
Sell it
SniperSRSRecon@reddit
Depends on the manufacture date. Look up Walter p38 proof marks, one will tell you the date
Dependent_Ad_5546@reddit
Grandpa was a refugee from Germany around 1945-1946 was he?
Destroyer1559@reddit
Nah he died in a concentration camp.
Fell right out the guard tower.
Isitwhiletheydance@reddit (OP)
Nah he had cows
Dependent_Ad_5546@reddit
How many NEIN?
I17eed2change@reddit
That might be old but I bet a little cleaning and it will still fuk
Lost_Ambition1343@reddit
Postwar. Unenforced slide. Nice gun.
Isitwhiletheydance@reddit (OP)
What does that mean ?
Lost_Ambition1343@reddit
Post war P38s (military designated them P1 after a while but civilian guns were marketed as P38s) had aluminum frames. In the 80s there were some slide cracks hence they made them slightly thicker ( these have the serration extended beyond the decocker/safety levers). Don’t use anything but standard factory ammo and if you stick to 125gr projectiles and lighter it will be fine. Enjoy!😊
Lost_Ambition1343@reddit
Post war P38s (military designated them P1 after a while but civilian guns were marketed as P38s) had aluminum frames. In the 80s there were some slide cracks hence they made them slightly thicker ( these have the serration extended beyond the decocker/safety levers). Don’t use anything but standard factory ammo and if you stick to 125gr projectiles and lighter it will be fine. Enjoy!😊
bren97122@reddit
In the event this is not a cheeky April Fool’s joke…
That is a Walther P38, one of the most common sidearms of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was very widely sold as surplus following WWII, so there’s plenty of ways your grandpa could’ve acquired one other than the uh, most obvious way.
Isitwhiletheydance@reddit (OP)
After using chatgpt I found it it's postwar, what would it be worth ?
blacklassie@reddit
What's the market for used guns look like in your country? Value is often a function of availability and the pool of eligible buyers, both of which depend on local firearms regulations.
Isitwhiletheydance@reddit (OP)
practically impossible to get a gun, easy if you're a criminal XD