Finding a P-08 Today - Page 2

johnii · 12-08-2013, 11:20 AM

I remember there was a time when a P-08 was sold as almost junk in the 1960s and then the prices just kept going up with "matching parts" four times above the times they could be had in the 1960's. Now it seems to find a true P-08 has become a hurdle and after that hurdle all the details about parts and date come in to make them all over the board to thousands and thousands of dollars.

I have been looking online since 2000 at for sale P-08s from all sorts of places and dates and now I see they all are still rising in cost.

It is hard to find a P-08 without spending a lot of money.

There have been reproductions of the P-08 from Huston, TX and other places but they always fall way short of the original P-08s made in Germany.

Am I correct so far?

The question I have is why what was once a surplus cheap item after WWII is now a very expensive buy today and yesterday (yesteryear)?

Can a gun company duplicate the machinery and make a P-08 today with the same tolerances?

I am wondering and if so can that gun company profit by doing so?

12-08-2013, 11:20 AM	#1
johnii User Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 52 Thanks: 13 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Finding a P-08 Today I remember there was a time when a P-08 was sold as almost junk in the 1960s and then the prices just kept going up with "matching parts" four times above the times they could be had in the 1960's. Now it seems to find a true P-08 has become a hurdle and after that hurdle all the details about parts and date come in to make them all over the board to thousands and thousands of dollars. I have been looking online since 2000 at for sale P-08s from all sorts of places and dates and now I see they all are still rising in cost. It is hard to find a P-08 without spending a lot of money. There have been reproductions of the P-08 from Huston, TX and other places but they always fall way short of the original P-08s made in Germany. Am I correct so far? The question I have is why what was once a surplus cheap item after WWII is now a very expensive buy today and yesterday (yesteryear)? Can a gun company duplicate the machinery and make a P-08 today with the same tolerances? I am wondering and if so can that gun company profit by doing so?