Help ID and value on P-08

alanint · 06-06-2013, 04:18 PM

Welcome, Tom,

We would love to help, but without extensive photos of the overall pistol, its markings and any other details you can provide I'm afraid a value would be, well, worthless.

echo five foxtrot · 06-06-2013, 04:24 PM

Please take another look, I think I have the photo's loaded correctly now???
Thank you !

echo five foxtrot · 06-06-2013, 04:28 PM

It does not have a magazine. It appears to my unknowing eye that the numbers match there is 88 visible on several parts.

echo five foxtrot · 06-06-2013, 04:29 PM

I think the letter below the serial number 6688 is the letter e

echo five foxtrot · 06-06-2013, 04:31 PM

I clearly see what you mentioned about the flash, it looks great in person, much better then in the photo's.

Norme · 06-06-2013, 04:48 PM

Hi Tom, Welcome to the forum! The 1911 DWM you have posted looks to be all original and bears a rather rare unit mark on it's front grip strap. W.R.S.178 stands for Württembergische Reserve Sanitäts-Kompagnie, Waffe Nr. 178, a medical unit. If all numbered parts match you can comfortably offer your friend $1,500, or even more if you are feeling generous.
Regards, Norm

echo five foxtrot · 06-06-2013, 04:59 PM

any opinions on why the sights would be painted? Is that original military or something some one would have done on their own?

SteveM · 06-06-2013, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by echo five foxtrot

any opinions on why the sights would be painted? Is that original military or something some one would have done on their own?

Paint was added, your wife/girlfriend/significant other probably has some fingernail polish remover and that will remove the paint.

Not many 1911's around, without looking it up I think there were 11-12k made. Those with grip strap markings are very desirable.

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06-06-2013, 04:18 PM	#1
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Welcome, Tom, We would love to help, but without extensive photos of the overall pistol, its markings and any other details you can provide I'm afraid a value would be, well, worthless.

06-06-2013, 04:24 PM	#2
echo five foxtrot User Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Please take another look, I think I have the photo's loaded correctly now??? Thank you !

06-06-2013, 04:28 PM	#3
echo five foxtrot User Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It does not have a magazine. It appears to my unknowing eye that the numbers match there is 88 visible on several parts.

06-06-2013, 04:29 PM	#4
echo five foxtrot User Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think the letter below the serial number 6688 is the letter e

06-06-2013, 04:31 PM	#5
echo five foxtrot User Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I clearly see what you mentioned about the flash, it looks great in person, much better then in the photo's.

06-06-2013, 04:48 PM	#6
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Hi Tom, Welcome to the forum! The 1911 DWM you have posted looks to be all original and bears a rather rare unit mark on it's front grip strap. W.R.S.178 stands for Württembergische Reserve Sanitäts-Kompagnie, Waffe Nr. 178, a medical unit. If all numbered parts match you can comfortably offer your friend $1,500, or even more if you are feeling generous. Regards, Norm

06-06-2013, 04:59 PM	#7
echo five foxtrot User Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	any opinions on why the sights would be painted? Is that original military or something some one would have done on their own?