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Came across a very clean AC 45 9XXX lot B P38 today. Correct phosphate small parts, durofol grips, Nazi acceptance stamp. Has black leather holster - probably original. Gun 90% holster 70%
From the date it seems to be made about a month or so before the factory was captured. Thinking $800 but then I think that's low.
Anybody have a good read on the true value?
Thanks
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It's late for your post but probably $650-$800 for just the pistol and additional $150-$250 depending on which of the many P38 holsters it is and condition and if original.
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Is the frame steel or aluminum? French put P38,s together after the war with French made aluminum frames and captured German parts as a lot of the parts factories were in the French zone.
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Ha... Opened this thread thinking it was going to be about a Lockheed P-38 Lightening. LOL
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I had a 1945 Mauser-made P-38 that a previous owner had polished and blued. While a beautiful finish, it destroyed the value; I got $400 for it and was told that in the original finish, it would have been worth about $1,200. This was about 8-9 years ago.
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Ha... Opened this thread thinking it was going to be about a Lockheed P-38 Lightening. LOL I was wondering that as well the first time I opened it - also, "-J or -L?"
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Ha... Opened this thread thinking it was going to be about a Lockheed P-38 Lightening. LOL I was wondering that as well the first time I opened it - also, "-J or -L?" That's what grabbed my attention....
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As a man once told me, one can go down from a listed price, but NOT up!
From the range in prices, it sounds like you need a person that knows them well to give a fair appraisal.
Jus sayin.
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I have an AC45 P38 in very comparable condition (~95%), but without the holster. My serial is 9211b.
I value mine, according to auctions that I have observed within the last 6 months, to be worth around $900...and that is without the holster. So yes, I'd bump your value up a bit.
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Ha... Opened this thread thinking it was going to be about a Lockheed P-38 Lightening. LOL Worse yet, I expected a discussion of the little can openers we wore on our dog tag chains.
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We called our little can openers we got in C-Rats P38's. I had mine for years. Don't know where it is now. kwg
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We called our little can openers we got in C-Rats P38's. I had mine for years. Don't know where it is now. kwg I clicked on this thinking the can opener was what was being discussed. HA! Did you hang yours on your dog tags like the rest of us?
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Thought you were talking the p38 Lightning thing 🤪
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I was thinking P38 can opener also!
"price check" would be about $1.98 (GRIN!)
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