Rare commercial P38?

Cincylance · 12-23-2004, 10:49 AM

I was at a friends house this weekend and we were going through his safe and he was showing me his collection piece by piece. He has some really nice stuff, mostly US. One piece that really caught my eye was a P38.
He said this P38 was commercially made in 1938 by walther and was for export to Sweden (I think.) It has the walther banner on the right side as well as Walther info followed by the calider designation. The grips do not look like wartime grips and more closely resemble the post war grips of the P1. All surfaces were much better finished than my wartime P38 and the fit tolerances between the slide and frame were exceptional. Overall condition was an honest 98% with just the slightest edge wear on the left front edge of the slide and on the front of the barrel.
I know this pistol is valuable and he doesn't want to sell it, but how valuable is the question. Any info and value estimates are appreciated. I'm not trying to buy it and he's not trying to sell it. I'm just curious to it's rarity and value.

Many thanks fellas! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Cincylance

12-23-2004, 10:49 AM	#1
Cincylance User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rare commercial P38? I was at a friends house this weekend and we were going through his safe and he was showing me his collection piece by piece. He has some really nice stuff, mostly US. One piece that really caught my eye was a P38. He said this P38 was commercially made in 1938 by walther and was for export to Sweden (I think.) It has the walther banner on the right side as well as Walther info followed by the calider designation. The grips do not look like wartime grips and more closely resemble the post war grips of the P1. All surfaces were much better finished than my wartime P38 and the fit tolerances between the slide and frame were exceptional. Overall condition was an honest 98% with just the slightest edge wear on the left front edge of the slide and on the front of the barrel. I know this pistol is valuable and he doesn't want to sell it, but how valuable is the question. Any info and value estimates are appreciated. I'm not trying to buy it and he's not trying to sell it. I'm just curious to it's rarity and value. Many thanks fellas! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Cincylance __________________ Cincylance cincylance@fuse.net (home) lance_langdon@lpkdesign.com (work)