P-38 CYQ year of manufacture and month!

G.T. · 02-08-2001, 09:57 AM

I think a real sweet cyq could still be bought for between $400 & $500........the only problem with shooting collectable P.38's is they tend to wear on / in the sear and hammer area. This also shows up in the hammer drop lever where it contacts the sear. You can repair it, but, never with just one component, it is kind of a tricky timing area, and you just have to throw parts at it until it works! I suspect this area of assembly was the cause for many rejected P.38's that the authors called teething problems for Walther and Mauser! Shoot a shooter, collect the collectables! till...later...G.T...... P.S. WW2 P.38's have a nasty habit of losing grip strap blue, FAST! It won't be long and you will notice this area start to thin, it almost seems to thin when you just look at it!

02-08-2001, 09:57 AM	#8
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,542 Thanks: 1,342 Thanked 3,750 Times in 1,021 Posts	Re: What's the going price... I think a real sweet cyq could still be bought for between $400 & $500........the only problem with shooting collectable P.38's is they tend to wear on / in the sear and hammer area. This also shows up in the hammer drop lever where it contacts the sear. You can repair it, but, never with just one component, it is kind of a tricky timing area, and you just have to throw parts at it until it works! I suspect this area of assembly was the cause for many rejected P.38's that the authors called teething problems for Walther and Mauser! Shoot a shooter, collect the collectables! till...later...G.T...... P.S. WW2 P.38's have a nasty habit of losing grip strap blue, FAST! It won't be long and you will notice this area start to thin, it almost seems to thin when you just look at it!