I had /have been collecting WWI and WWII military handguns from any nation. Six or seven years ago, I decided I needed a Luger P08. A bunch of Lugers had been imported so I went to a gunshow and bought me one. I got a 1920 DWM, well used and pitted, with a few mismatched small parts for $325. Some months later, I was talking to a customer about P38's(pistol, not fighter plane). My boss overheard the conversation and mentioned that his father had a P38 he wanted to sell. I called and found out it was actually a "42" P08. I bought it as well, a excellent condition recent import Luger, made from 3 Mauser P08 pistols but in fine shooting condition. The bosses dad had bought 2 of these and kept a S42 and sold me the "42/42". I paid $350 for the Mauser.
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