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Fascinating! Thanks for the detailed write-up, and I am looking forward to part II. Where did you purchase it from?
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Thanks for the great read, so far. I find this to be very interesting, even though I've never owned a P38 (or any other Walther).
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Lead, follow, or get the flock out of the way
SC, USA
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Tagging this for updates. I like a good P-38 story.
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NorCal_LEO call sign: Armour
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Now THAT’S how you generate interest in an arcane part of firearms history!
Eagerly awaiting the rest of the story… |
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GD is like putting on crampons and walking through a room full of puppies.
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Zella-Mehlis Thur, home to Walther and Haenel, we’re on the wrong side of the Russian occupation zone.
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Tagged for educational purposes.
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I bet Ian would love to make a video on your pistol. Thanks for sharing it w/ us.
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Death to quislings.
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Bravo!
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Death to quislings.
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I have an EG reworked P.08. Started out as a WWI pistol and ended up in Stettin as a police issued pistol.
Imported by Coles. |
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"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result." - Winston Churchill
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Post some pictures, please!
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In for the learning.
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"...quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est." [...a sword never kills anybody; it's a tool in the killer's hand.]
-- (Lucius Annaeus) Seneca "the Younger" (ca. 4 BC-65 AD) |
Is the bluing different over the locking block relief cuts? The Beretta 92/Taurus 92/Girsan clone copied much of the P-38 design and have near a near identical locking block system.
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Death to quislings.
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Yes sir, I mention that in the text. My personal belief is that the bluing took differently in those areas due to the hardening process. It seems to be a common thing on Eastie made slides.
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Something went haywire. Proceed to the next post please. Nothing to see here!
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It doubletaps!
Thanks for the pics and the detailed description, man. That's an amazingly rare piece. |
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Death to quislings.
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Very cool. I have a P08 from 39 and it’s gorgeous. Perfectly machined like aesthetics was the primary goal.
It’s neat to see the change in production as desperation kicks in, Guess communism screws up everything. |
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Gang rape is democracy in action.
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Tag. I’m hooked.
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Asa Phelps has died.
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Fascinating.
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Originally Posted By ProbableColtAddict: 1. People who have no idea they exist (the vast majority, I think, of surplus firearms collectors). View Quote Put me in this camp. Thanks for the amazingly detailed writeup and explanation. Absolutely fascinating. |
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“A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.” -- Tsunetomo Yamamoto
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I've always head talk of them , but have never seen one before. I assumed there were some just based on the discussions over the years and Germans being Germans and all.
Very cool . |
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Cheers, OP.
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Death to quislings.
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Thank you sir.
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Given the millions of surplus pistols available post WWII, I wonder why the EG's went to so much trouble to produce such a well made but intricate pistol.
Was it Commie East German pride? Was it, "Hey, look at this machinery. Let's make some more?" Was it a make work issue. Finally, the finish work of this pistol does not come close to the workmanship of the EG Makarovs. It is very un-German to produce such an unfinished pistol. |
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"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result." - Winston Churchill
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Originally Posted By TontoGoldstein: Given the millions of surplus pistols available post WWII, I wonder why the EG's went to so much trouble to produce such a well made but intricate pistol. Was it Commie East German pride? Was it, "Hey, look at this machinery. Let's make some more?" Was it a make work issue. Finally, the finish work of this pistol does not come close to the workmanship of the EG Makarovs. It is very un-German to produce such an unfinished pistol. View Quote Things were a bit different in the early 50's. |
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I find it hard to believe that ANY German that applied a serial number that poorly would not have turned right around and jumped off the tallest building they could find.
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Death to quislings.
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Originally Posted By Ameshawki: Things were a bit different in the early 50's. View Quote Yeppers. Take a look at an assortment of EG reworks and you'll see exactly the same sloppiness. That's just how it was in the DDR at that time. They produced Quality equipment but aesthetics took a back seat to function, just as it was in the Soviet Union during WWII. |
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That pistol needs to be in a book and a video like Legacy Collectibles does.
What a neat pistol. Thank you for sharing. |
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Very cool. Thanks OP.
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