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Opinion Walther P38/P1 post war (Original Post) era veteran Feb 2012 OP
buy it! Great price and NIB is, I suspect, very rare. OffWithTheirHeads Feb 2012 #1
link era veteran Feb 2012 #3
Depends Lurks Often Feb 2012 #2
See above link era veteran Feb 2012 #4
Ok, that's a fair price for a P1 Lurks Often Feb 2012 #5
Awww hell. If I had a discretionary few hundred bucks I'd buy it OffWithTheirHeads Feb 2012 #6
Shoots like a dream era veteran Jun 2012 #7
I bought a P-1 from Century Arms International MrTwister Jun 2012 #8
Turned out to be real nice era veteran Jun 2012 #9
Woah, that's a dandy. MrTwister Jun 2012 #10
Mine was NIB era veteran Jun 2012 #11
Right. I saw those advertised MrTwister Jun 2012 #12
Got my at Bud's era veteran Jun 2012 #13
 

Lurks Often

(5,455 posts)
2. Depends
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 11:16 AM
Feb 2012

Are you buying it as a piece of history or collectible? Or are you buying simply to shoot?

As strictly a shooter, I don't think of the P38 as an especially good gun. The trigger is heavy and the sights are miitary and thus not very good for target work.

Also a Walther P38/P1 post war for $399 NIB is either a real steal or you are being taken for a ride. 2011 Blue Book indicates a 100% P38 to be worth $800; $675 for a P1

 

Lurks Often

(5,455 posts)
5. Ok, that's a fair price for a P1
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 01:39 PM
Feb 2012

2011 Blue Book for a P1:

100% 675; 98% 550 95% $400.

I like older guns, but the P-38/P-1 isn't one I expect to buy, I fired one and was unimpressed.

It may be historically significant for it's military service and design features that were new or not widely seen before, but strictly as a gun to shoot, there are much better options out there.

 

MrTwister

(76 posts)
8. I bought a P-1 from Century Arms International
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 07:32 PM
Jun 2012

for about 350 including shipping.

You need a C&R license. I'm happy with it. Looks good, and they're not making more.

On edit--400 sounds like a pretty good price if you can see it before hand and you don't have a C&R (003FFL). If you ordered it through the mail, your 001 FFL would charge you at minimum 20 bucks to receive it and register it to you.

 

MrTwister

(76 posts)
10. Woah, that's a dandy.
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 10:15 AM
Jun 2012

Better shape than mine, and CAI rated it as excellent.

Yours looks almost pristine except for tiny scuffs on the grips. Nice catch.

I got a free holster with mine too, heh, a polyester camo deal that's essentially worthless.

But I do like the solid feel of an all metal handgun. Polymer isn't my thing . . . And it is a real Walther.

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