P38 Inquiry

Looks nice so far, finish looks reasonably good for the age. Too bad the pictures did not include the safety area, as this is often an indicator of postwar treatment, plus this is, in the production history, just before the change from 14 to 15 grooves. Assuming it is not import marked and/or a Russian 'dip' (done to captured P38s as a preservative measure after the war), some factors to look for next include having the same serial number on the barrel, the last three serial digits on the locking block, and E/359 on smaller parts such as the trigger, trigger bar, and hammer, among others. This one may also have a special shaped sear (aka horseshoe sear) which won't be seen unless the grips are removed. It looks to be one of the first generation ac41s, and would be called an NLS as it does not have a letter suffix to the serial. The magazine should also have the same serial numbers on the toe bottom to be considered matching, otherwise they may only be contemporary at best. The case and cleaning tool you mention are not normally an accessory, unless you really meant holster?



A nice piece to have, I can only recommend searching ac41 in this forum and also looking into the P38forum.com as they go way into the subvariants and have a wealth of data on P38s in particular.



To go into value may be too subjective for the images you posted but I would think that if it checks out as all original and complete, it could be 1200-1500. My opinion only, as a buyer may pay more or less based on desire and how it checks out.