Garbage can p38

[Mike B]

Greetings,
I received a cell phone call from a person unkown to me. He said he had been to the pawn shop, and they referred him to me as a person who buys guns. I replied "yes, I do buy guns, but only certain kinds. What kind of gun is it?" I asked. He said he thought it was a German Luger. We exchanged casual words and then he gave me his address. I asked if knew where the Luger came from. He said he saw a neighbor throwing away something into the road side garbage container and it looked like a pistol. He dug it out and found a P38. He asked the neighbor why SHE was throwing it away. She said it had been in her attic for over 60 years. Now that it was found she was deathly afraid of it. Unfortunately it is cover with rust. The lands in the bore look new. I suspect that this P38 was virtually new when it was placed in the attic, but over the sixty or so years, moisture played it's it deadly role. It is an AC41 model. OH BTW, I payed him $200.00. I guess I will use it at shooter. At least it was saved from the jaws of the compactor unit.

Mike