Posted: 8/13/2008 5:33:49 AM EDT
| My father gave me a Walther P-38 that is Uncle took off a German Soldier. It is still in the Leather holster with matching Nazi symbols on holster, and gun. It is in excellent shape with only minor holster wear. Not that I would ever sell it but, what would this gun be worth? |
Yes look on the slide it will say AC. BYF, CYQ, or CVQ there are other rarer codes, these are the manufacturer code telling you the factory that made it. It should alos have a year mark near the factory code. Condition, serial #, make, and year all affect value in about that order. Also are there capture documents or extra magazines. |
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HP probably is Heeres Pistole (army pistol), early or before P-38. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_P38 If interested, check simpsonltd.com for photos and high retail prices on three HP variants (priced around $2000) and ten P-38 variants. Click on handgun, then click on Walther, and page through to get to HP variants and then to P-38 variants. |
FYI CYQ and CVQ are the same both Spreewerke pistols the CVQ where marked with a damaged die |
There are different markings for spreeworks. CVQ is made with spreework parts but assembally was in home shops around Germany in 1945. During the last two months some Spreeworks were marked "U" for untreated, because the metal was not heat treated. There was no broken die but i have read that, its just wrong. |