Rare commercial P38?

MarkC · 12-29-2004, 03:41 PM

Lance,

I respect your comments but your friend is a little shy of the facts, there were no soft shell P.38 holsters when the first Swedish contract was delivered. Soft shell holsters are seen in 1943, although a brown soft shell P.38 holster is rare.

Swedish contract guns have no "Swedish import marks". They are distinguished by the "H" prefix. All of these guns were imported into the USA in the 1960's when guns did not have to be import marked.

The Swedish first contract guns came with one matched mag and were sent to Sweden without holsters.

Mark

12-29-2004, 03:41 PM	#5
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	Lance, I respect your comments but your friend is a little shy of the facts, there were no soft shell P.38 holsters when the first Swedish contract was delivered. Soft shell holsters are seen in 1943, although a brown soft shell P.38 holster is rare. Swedish contract guns have no "Swedish import marks". They are distinguished by the "H" prefix. All of these guns were imported into the USA in the 1960's when guns did not have to be import marked. The Swedish first contract guns came with one matched mag and were sent to Sweden without holsters. Mark Last edited by MarkC; 12-29-2004 at 04:06 PM.

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