As Compared Beween The Two Which IS More

[DonVoigt]

Stribog and similar are cool, can be quite accurate too- as you show.
Occasionally I take a flier and want something cool too!

[Doubs]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Stribog and similar are cool, can be quite accurate too- as you show.
Occasionally I take a flier and want something cool too!

Don, should you ever decide to buy a Stribog, I suggest the A1... at least until such time as the bugs have been worked out of the A3.

I've put many hundreds of rounds through my A1 with only one failure to feed. I've only shot reloads in mine and the failure was caused by a bad case. Interestingly, my fired cases show that the chamber is stepped just like Lugers.

My sight is a SIG Romeo 5 and sighted at 50 yards.

[Sergio Natali]

Originally Posted by Doubs

In recent years, the P.38 has become very collectable and they are commanding respectable prices. Collectors are as particular about them as Luger collectors; i.e., matching numbers, condition, codes, inspection/acceptance stamps etc.

Often considered the low end of P.38s, even a decent condition cyq will bring $1,000... or more. Just as there are serious Luger collectors, there are also serious P.38 collectors willing to pay serious money for top quality rare examples. No, prices haven't reached Luger levels but they are far higher than they used to be.

I beg to differ, I understand and I respect everybody's rights of collecting anything and everyone else's right to their opinion, but in my humble opinion a handgun can be considered as a collectible only if it is:
a) Original: the most important quality, any modification will cut the value.
b) Condition: to be at least in fairly good shape.
c) Scarce: a pretty rare item
d) Have some historical significance: played key roles in history

YMMV.

[Doubs]

Originally Posted by Sergio Natali

I beg to differ, I understand and I respect everybody's rights of collecting anything and everyone else's right to their opinion, but in my humble opinion a handgun can be considered as a collectible only if it is:
a) Original: the most important quality, any modification will cut the value.
b) Condition: to be at least in fairly good shape.
c) Scarce: a pretty rare item
d) Have some historical significance: played key roles in history

YMMV.

I don't understand what, exactly, you're disagreeing with. The P.38 would seem to meet all those standards. There have been about 3,000,000 Lugers made vs approximately 1,200,000 P.38s made for service in WW2.

If you're unaware of this forum, please visit and see for yourself that there are some very serious P.38 collectors.

http://p38forum.com/forums/index.php