What is it and what's it worth?

apis mellifera · 03-13-2014, 07:13 PM

This pistol showed up for sale on the local gun board.

"Nazi Germany world war ll hungarian war .32 acp for sale or trade"

I think it's a Femaru. Never heard of it before Google. Is it worth buying and what's it worth?

Thanks
Matt

alvin · 03-13-2014, 07:27 PM

There is a local C&R shop, I saw one like this over there back a few years ago. It's a Hungarian WWII pistol if I remembered right. He asked a few hundred dollars, but sorry I cannot remember the exact number.... might be $650, matching, with better blue. That's at least 3 years ago, I could be wrong on memory.

318is_Parabellum · 03-13-2014, 07:31 PM

Hungarian Model 1937 in 7.65mm/.32 ACP. Issued in large numbers to the Luftwaffe. Markings on slide and waffenampts denote manufacture under German supervision. I think the "jhv 41" is the most common variety of this pistol...

The example pictured should bring $375 - $450 at most, given the finish wear and relative non-rarity. Would make a good shooter example or "placeholder" in a WW2 German .32cal collection, I should think!.

03-13-2014, 07:13 PM	#1
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03-13-2014, 07:27 PM	#2
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	There is a local C&R shop, I saw one like this over there back a few years ago. It's a Hungarian WWII pistol if I remembered right. He asked a few hundred dollars, but sorry I cannot remember the exact number.... might be $650, matching, with better blue. That's at least 3 years ago, I could be wrong on memory.

03-13-2014, 07:31 PM	#3
318is_Parabellum User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 130 Thanks: 80 Thanked 75 Times in 31 Posts	Hungarian Model 1937 in 7.65mm/.32 ACP. Issued in large numbers to the Luftwaffe. Markings on slide and waffenampts denote manufacture under German supervision. I think the "jhv 41" is the most common variety of this pistol... The example pictured should bring $375 - $450 at most, given the finish wear and relative non-rarity. Would make a good shooter example or "placeholder" in a WW2 German .32cal collection, I should think!.