Hello from a new member

XTR · 12-31-2013, 01:02 AM

Thanks ithacaartist. I realize that anything associated with Nazi Germany and WWII has a potential collector value and a high potential to be overvalued if one doesn't take the time to learn to be able to tell the diamonds from the rocks.

I do plan to keep an eye on the sales forum here. I've got an idea what I want to get (at least for my first one). Something with a good bore, probably something that has been refinished and thus killed any real collectable value that I can shoot w/o feeling like I'm hurting the value every time I take it to the range. And to keep the OCD monkey in his cage it would be nice if at least all the numbers that I can see w/o taking the pistol apart matched. I looked at a picture recently of a perfectly nice shootable P08 that had a mismatched extractor (at least I think it's the extractor on top of the linkage); I realized that would drive me batty.

I have a nice in the box PPK/S ('74) but other than that every auto I own is a 45ACP. I always thought that it would be neat to put together a trio of German 9mms and get a P08, a P38, and a Highpower. All shooters to start with. Then a friend got a P38 for Christmas and I got involved with helping him sort what it was, and it kick started my thoughts on getting the 9mm set. As a result I've joined up here and on the P.38 forums to try to get some education.

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12-31-2013, 01:02 AM	#5
XTR User Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks ithacaartist. I realize that anything associated with Nazi Germany and WWII has a potential collector value and a high potential to be overvalued if one doesn't take the time to learn to be able to tell the diamonds from the rocks. I do plan to keep an eye on the sales forum here. I've got an idea what I want to get (at least for my first one). Something with a good bore, probably something that has been refinished and thus killed any real collectable value that I can shoot w/o feeling like I'm hurting the value every time I take it to the range. And to keep the OCD monkey in his cage it would be nice if at least all the numbers that I can see w/o taking the pistol apart matched. I looked at a picture recently of a perfectly nice shootable P08 that had a mismatched extractor (at least I think it's the extractor on top of the linkage); I realized that would drive me batty. I have a nice in the box PPK/S ('74) but other than that every auto I own is a 45ACP. I always thought that it would be neat to put together a trio of German 9mms and get a P08, a P38, and a Highpower. All shooters to start with. Then a friend got a P38 for Christmas and I got involved with helping him sort what it was, and it kick started my thoughts on getting the 9mm set. As a result I've joined up here and on the P.38 forums to try to get some education.