Opinion Walther P38/P1 post war

[era veteran]

Have opportunity to buy $399 NIB.
Anybody with knowledge of this weapon?

[OffWithTheirHeads]

1. buy it! Great price and NIB is, I suspect, very rare.

[era veteran]

3. link

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/495/products_id/411548126

[Lurks Often]

2. Depends

Are you buying it as a piece of history or collectible? Or are you buying simply to shoot?

As strictly a shooter, I don't think of the P38 as an especially good gun. The trigger is heavy and the sights are miitary and thus not very good for target work.

Also a Walther P38/P1 post war for $399 NIB is either a real steal or you are being taken for a ride. 2011 Blue Book indicates a 100% P38 to be worth $800; $675 for a P1

[era veteran]

4. See above link

[Lurks Often]

5. Ok, that's a fair price for a P1

2011 Blue Book for a P1:

100% 675; 98% 550 95% $400.

I like older guns, but the P-38/P-1 isn't one I expect to buy, I fired one and was unimpressed.

It may be historically significant for it's military service and design features that were new or not widely seen before, but strictly as a gun to shoot, there are much better options out there.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

6. Awww hell. If I had a discretionary few hundred bucks I'd buy it

just for the cool factor alone!

[era veteran]

7. Shoots like a dream

Only wants cheap ammo.

[MrTwister]

8. I bought a P-1 from Century Arms International

for about 350 including shipping.

You need a C&R license. I'm happy with it. Looks good, and they're not making more.

On edit--400 sounds like a pretty good price if you can see it before hand and you don't have a C&R (003FFL). If you ordered it through the mail, your 001 FFL would charge you at minimum 20 bucks to receive it and register it to you.

[era veteran]

9. Turned out to be real nice

Got a tanker style shoulder holster, nice carry.

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[MrTwister]

10. Woah, that's a dandy.

Better shape than mine, and CAI rated it as excellent.

Yours looks almost pristine except for tiny scuffs on the grips. Nice catch.

I got a free holster with mine too, heh, a polyester camo deal that's essentially worthless.

But I do like the solid feel of an all metal handgun. Polymer isn't my thing . . . And it is a real Walther.

[era veteran]

11. Mine was NIB

Just surplus.

[MrTwister]

12. Right. I saw those advertised

here:

http://www.fgsfirearms.com/new-arrivals.php?cat=New+Arrivals&subcat=P.38

But by the time you add on shipping, you're back to 400 anyway.

Looks like you did well.

[era veteran]

13. Got my at Bud's

Pretty much across the street.