So I took a beating on this one! chuckles1 chuckles1
Picked up an 8/63 dated P38/P1 with 1 P38 Walther mag, 1 P1 Walther mag and holster, 880 rds. of 7.62x39, 500 rds. of 9mm, an unknown GI Helmet (I think), a .50 cal ammo can and a Garand kit with barrel, op rod, complete bolt, complete stock/ hand guards, US Garand manual and several other parts for 5 Benji's!
Here's the P38...
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(https://i.ibb.co/09Tb453/IMG-0775.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VCR4n68)
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nice! thumb1 got to go shopping with you. :o
Nice pistol. Barrel looks especially clean. What do you want for the Garand stuff :) wink1? Cheers, Bruce.
Holy cow! Deal of the year on that package.
Wow, sounds like a great deal for all of that for that price!
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on January 15, 2020, 10:58:22 PM
Holy cow! Deal of the year on that package.
Ain't that the truth!
I wasn't even looking for a P38. However, I bought some other stuff off him and he told me about it. His father had passed away and had guns and military items and he's not into them. He kept a couple rifles for himself and some ammo. He sold a lot of stuff before I met him ( :()! Anyhow, he collects toys but not our toys he collects TOYS! He asked me about the P38 when we first met and I told him I had a book and I would look it up because he thought it was a P38/P38 not a P1. I showed him that it was indeed a P1 and later said he would keep it. Then he decided to sell when I asked about ammo. He knows what the stuff is basically worth but he just feels that he don't need to charge top dollar. I think he would rather have cash for toys than haggle with this stuff. I am more than pleased. I basically got the P1 for about $50, if you break everything down. I calculated that just the ammo is approx. $250. dance2
He then mentions later that he has the Garand parts and states it needs a receiver. It needs a few more parts than that but I believe I did real well there also. I'm going to make that a project (Sorry Bruce). I also don't know jack about Garand's other than losing a thumb (I have an Hakim so I should be OK...I think). So who has a Garand receiver they are going to sell me for $50? chuckles1 chuckles1
Thanks to P32 for answering some questions about the P38/1 and the Helmet (I still need to look for markings etc... on). He had an inside tip that I was going to pick this up. Then later that I did pick it up, although, he didn't know how great a deal I got tho.
As an FYI.....
The post war P38 I just got into was priced at 500. Same as yours, pistol, 2 mags and a police holster. That's it. We got it down to 400, but 500 was gonna happen.
Have you posted the helmet yet?
What other military stuff did/does he have available?
That's ok, BTS. If you find a receiver and you need it built, let me know. I think I've built 15 to 20 of them in the last 5 years. Be aware that the receivers run at least 4 bills (if you're lucky) to 7 bills. Cheers, Bruce.
Quote from: Larry D. on January 16, 2020, 05:22:15 PM
As an FYI.....
The post war P38 I just got into was priced at 500. Same as yours, pistol, 2 mags and a police holster. That's it. We got it down to 400, but 500 was gonna happen.
Have you posted the helmet yet?
What other military stuff did/does he have available?
I didn't post the helmet yet. I also picked up a '53 Czech helmet from him weeks prior.
Quote from: Bacarnal on January 16, 2020, 07:55:35 PM
That's ok, BTS. If you find a receiver and you need it built, let me know. I think I've built 15 to 20 of them in the last 5 years. Be aware that the receivers run at least 4 bills (if you're lucky) to 7 bills. Cheers, Bruce.
Thanks, Bruce! I see you're a firearms man of many talents. I figured that the receiver would be pricey. I have to identify the codes to see what parts manufacturers I actually have. I'm assuming if it has SA - Springfield Armory? if so, that is most of what I have. Also some "B" coded parts.