Neighbor is asking 600

[Sstvon]

rhuff, It basically fell on to my lap. He told me what he wanted for it. I suggested he go online and see what they were selling for and gave him a few websites. I mentioned that I thought it was worth a lot more than he was asking. I gave him a few days to look it up. The price didn't change so....SOLD AMERICAN!
Will do DonVoigt, maybe this evening. Took the barrel and toggle assembly off during lunch. Looks good and any numbers I have seen so far, match.

[rhuff]

Originally Posted by Sstvon

rhuff, It basically fell on to my lap. He told me what he wanted for it. I suggested he go online and see what they were selling for and gave him a few websites. I mentioned that I thought it was worth a lot more than he was asking. I gave him a few days to look it up. The price didn't change so....SOLD AMERICAN! .

You did your part, so I would have a clear conscience and a BIG SMILE on my face!! Avoid any non standard velocity ammo like +P, +P+, NATO 9mm. These old girls weren't built around that ammo.

[Sstvon]

Ok, got it field stripped. No obvious problems and it all matches except the magazine has no numbers. The mag follower also looks a little crudely machined, I have no idea how it should look. There is one small chip in the left side grip right behind the safety lever. Even though the bore looked like it had WW2 left overs in it, it is finally coming clean. One could have grown potatoes in the firing pin housing but it also came clean. To me, it all looks pretty good. Here are some more pictures for you all to check out. Tell me if you see anything out of order. Those cleaning patches are only about half of what has been used so far. I had a pile that size yesterday as well but even dirtier.