Traveling back from a business meeting in Springfield, IL yesterday I happened to stop at a small LGS along the way. I noticed an Erma Werke KGP68A in 7,65mm in the “Used Guns” section along with used Glocks, Hi-Points, etc. Cool! I have never held one of those before and only seen them in photos on this forum. Well, as soon as I held the baby I didn’t want to put it down and knew I had to buy it. Yes, I know, to no one’s surprise. LOL
It was a consigned gun and had a price of $550 on the tag. Yikes! There was no box, manual, accessories or a second mag; just a hard shell aftermarket case. The salesman (obviously not the LGS owner) knew little about it, and guns in particularly. Being an amateur collector and not a complete newbie, I returned to my car and thumbed through a new gun blue book and noticed that they showed a top price of $450. I also grabbed my bore light and went back inside to check it out and negotiate on the price. I said that I would buy it at $450. The salesman knew the owner and told me he would not sell below the $550 asking price. I was disappointed, snapped a few photos of the gun, handed the salesman my business card and left.
About two hours later after I returned home I got a phone call from the salesman and was told they would accept $450. Alright! While I know I did not get a bargain, I did get what I wanted.
Well, I will get it after the mandatory 3 day IL ‘hold’ requirement and until I can schedule a return trip to the gun shop.
I now need to learn about what I just purchased. Doh?!
I need to do an online search for a manual or equivalent and find a least one more mag. So who on the forum has one of these little guys?
Any advice for Eugen?
