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dirtmover · 01-22-2009, 10:06 PM

the magazines are all metal,no wood.SN#same as the weapon and stamped 1&2 Only the one has
the mark.
The gun was given to my father about 1946 by a gentleman
that had just come back from the war. It came in a p-38 holster. The color of the holster appears to have been black
but has faded to a strange green. That is all I have one it's
history. The barrel is pristine and appears to have not been fired
vary much. Would it take away from the value if I took it out
and shot it? I have been wanting to for years.
It doe's have a colorful history after my fathers passing.
It went missing after my dad passed away in 1982.
In 2002 I got a call from the local sheriff that they had it.
The local P.D. had it for almost as long as it was missing
and had no clue how they wound up with it. It was marked for destruction, but the property master refused to, and tracked me down to return it. I got it back in the same condition as it was before it went missing. You have to love those cops some-times.

01-22-2009, 10:06 PM	#7
dirtmover User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	mags. the magazines are all metal,no wood.SN#same as the weapon and stamped 1&2 Only the one has the mark. The gun was given to my father about 1946 by a gentleman that had just come back from the war. It came in a p-38 holster. The color of the holster appears to have been black but has faded to a strange green. That is all I have one it's history. The barrel is pristine and appears to have not been fired vary much. Would it take away from the value if I took it out and shot it? I have been wanting to for years. It doe's have a colorful history after my fathers passing. It went missing after my dad passed away in 1982. In 2002 I got a call from the local sheriff that they had it. The local P.D. had it for almost as long as it was missing and had no clue how they wound up with it. It was marked for destruction, but the property master refused to, and tracked me down to return it. I got it back in the same condition as it was before it went missing. You have to love those cops some-times.