Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
06-14-2013, 09:45 PM
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Re: forehand h&a .22 7shot topbreak
The 22 rimfire versions of little revolvers like this are scarcer than the 32 centerfire ones. 22 ammo has stayed common and cheap (although you have to hunt a bit for Shorts) while 32 centerfire...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
06-10-2013, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 182
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
06-07-2013, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 733
Re: PPK/S Never Fired West Germany Made
IIRC (which is pretty iffy) these post-WWII PP/PPK series pistols were mainly manufactured by Manhurin in France, but sent to Walther in West Germany for final fitting, assembly, and finishing. That...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
06-07-2013, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 350
Re: German Luger Value ?
Thanks, valbehaved. That's the kind of thing I was curious about.
It's a pity how expensive Lugers have become. I don't know if the East German reworks still sell for a discount or not. They...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
06-06-2013, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 350
Re: German Luger Value ?
Thanks, wonderwhippet! I always wondered if that was true, or just something they said to sell barrels. You're quite right - this one is too nice to mess with.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
06-06-2013, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 350
Re: German Luger Value ?
Just a general question - can this Luger be converted to 9mm Parabellum with just a new barrel? It seems to me I used to see ads for replacement Luger barrels that suggested that.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
06-03-2013, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 215
Re: Colt Police Positive
Really, no one can tell you without pictures, because it depends if it is truly in excellent shape or has been reblued. Some reblued guns look very good, but their value is much different from a...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
05-27-2013, 01:06 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 477
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
05-26-2013, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 477
Re: Colt 1911 45
It is corrosive?! Dang, I thought I had read that ALL US pistol ammo in WWII was non-corrosive. Maybe that was 30 cal. Carbine...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
05-26-2013, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 3
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Re: Titan .25 Semi-Automatic
What WHSmith IV said. These were inexpensive guns when new, and the demand for single-action .25's has dropped with the development of double-action-only .32's and .380's that are not much larger.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
05-25-2013, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 477
Re: Colt 1911 45
That is a nice looking gun. The 1911 was succeeded by the 1911A1, which had a variety of minor changes: shorter trigger, curved backstrap below the grip safety, longer grip safety tang, shorter...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
05-25-2013, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 733
Re: PPK/S Never Fired West Germany Made
I'm sorry I don't have any suggestions about 380 ACP self-defence ammo, coh2000, but the quality of workmanship on a Walther is such that even a 1975 model has a good chance of feeding hollow points...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
05-22-2013, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 299
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
05-22-2013, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 275
Re: Colt 1905 .45 automatic
That's a wonderful gun, and thanks for showing it to us. The work is beautifully done. That's exactly the type of gun that is worth restoring that way, IMO.
I don't think there is any way to...
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
05-15-2013, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 447
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
05-11-2013, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 447
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
05-10-2013, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 404
Re: Fabrique Nationale Model 1922 32ACP
That gun has wartime German wooden grips and a Waffenamt stamp. The Germans were not bothering with nickel finish. OTOH, these guns were very cheap in the 1950's and 60's, nickel and chrome plating...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
05-10-2013, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Ceskoslovenska zbrojovka a.s. brno
What this rifle looks like is a sporterized CZ 8mm Mauser army rifle. CZ made them for the Czech army starting about 1924, and after Czechoslovakia was absorbed by Germany in 1939, they made them...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-29-2013, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 2
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Re: J.C. Higgins Model 88
This website might help:
http://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Sentinel/sentinel.html
It says that when Sears cancelled the contract with High Standard, High Standard sold the undelivered guns as the...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-24-2013, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 296
Re: 1947 bernardelli .25 vest pocket
Osprey34229, if you have not already found it, there is a good article about the Bernardelli VP here:
http://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Bernardelli/bernardelli.html
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-24-2013, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 383
Re: H&R 22 revolver
A gunsmith who used to post to this forum explained that the plum color can also result from the type of steel used in the frame, and was the correct, original color for some guns. The gun in...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-13-2013, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 549
Re: Grandfather's 1941 P08 Luger
Thanks, valbehaved! I'm glad someone who knows more than I do spoke up. Luger collecting is requires a lot of knowledge, and it's clear I don't know enough to have a useful opinion about this gun.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-12-2013, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 549
Re: Grandfather's 1941 P08 Luger
All I know is that your gun looks right and not messed with, and you have the whole rig, and it is a Krieghoff. Luger collectors LOVE Krieghoffs, so you have a valuable gun. Unfortunately, Luger...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-11-2013, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 332
Re: .25
That is a Colt Model 190...5, I think it is, although it might be 1906. The grip is the style I associate mainly with the 1920's (before that they were round-topped, sometime in the 1930's Colt...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-09-2013, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 476
Re: any idea of value
Two part answer:
A) http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=120611
B) The INA is not worth very much. They were cheap revolvers imported from Brazil about 50 years ago, and did not...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-07-2013, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 578
Re: Verified Russian 1911
The finish reminds of some British Victory Model revolvers I have seen. A collector called it a "Suncorite" finish, I believe. I think it was done post-WWII.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-06-2013, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 218
Re: Iver Johnson 38 cal.
wjbvero, welcome to the Forum, but I'm sorry to tell you that nobody can give you a useful estimate of what your gun is worth without good pictures (plural). I just told someone asking the same...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-06-2013, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 292
Re: 38 S & W CTGE
Ditto what jondar says. Firearms cannot be sold on Ebay. For legal purposes, the "gun" is the frame, or receiver, that all the other parts attach to; it generally has the serial number on it. All...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-06-2013, 03:26 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 473
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-06-2013, 03:06 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,250
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-27-2013, 02:35 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 279
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-25-2013, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 633
Re: Colt DA 41 (1892?)
Yes, that box is for the ammunition made for that gun. Very few guns were made for it after about 1920, and it has been many years since any has been manufactured, so your box is collector's item in...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-25-2013, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 651
Re: Need help on old semi auto pistol
LOL!
Because of big French orders, Spanish gun makers built up a huge capacity to make cheap automatic pistols during the First World War. In the 1920's they sold large quantities all over the...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-25-2013, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 279
Re: Hopkins and Allen Forehand
Rjay knows a lot better than I do, but in that condition, I think the main problem would be finding someone who wants it at any price. OTOH, it is a 6-shot 32, which is scarcer than the 5-shot 38s.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-25-2013, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 474
Re: Identify Old Pistol
You have a Spanish-made copy of a Smith & Wesson style top-break revolver. Spanish gunmakers specialized in cheap copies of well-known pistols before the Spanish Civil War put an end to the trade in...
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
03-19-2013, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 486
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-15-2013, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 687
Re: High End Browning Handgun
You can look up a whole lot of stuff about High Powers on the Internet. John Browning began the design back in the 1920's, but died before it was finalized. FN finished it, and put it on the market...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-13-2013, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,480
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-10-2013, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,549
Re: Bill Goforth's H&R Book
It is not listed on Amazon as of now. It is listed on the "Gun Show Books" website, but with this message:
SORRY.... This book is not yet finished. We're still editing and formatting. At this...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
02-26-2013, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Need help with value of S&W 32 Hand Ejector
It has been refinished. The hammer and trigger were originally case-hardened, not blued. It would make a good shooter, especially since just about any current J-frame grips can be put on it.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
02-26-2013, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 731
Re: Beater 45.
Yardbird, I am not sure what your question is. Is your friend looking to buy a 45 caliber 1911? If so, it is difficult to find someone asking as little as $500, at least in my neck of the woods,...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
02-26-2013, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 863
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
02-25-2013, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 863
Re: Two WWII Japanes Pistols
Yep. The trigger does not push the trigger bar backward or pull it forward, it pushes it outward. The bar is pivoted so that the back end then moves inward and trips the sear. You can fire the gun...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
02-23-2013, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 863
Re: Two WWII Japanes Pistols
The Type 14 is a late production type, although not "last ditch". It has the late-style enlarged trigger guard, and the knurled cocking piece instead of the grooved one. Despite that, it looks like...
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
02-21-2013, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 353
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
02-19-2013, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 362
Re: CZ-38 - anything special?
Yep, it's unusual all right. IIRC, the CZ-38 was a special version made for Bulgaria. Total production of the CZ-38 was not big (less than 50,000?) and the this version is less than 10% of that. ...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
02-13-2013, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,446
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
02-13-2013, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,446
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
02-13-2013, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,268
Re: Harrington & Richardson 38 Revolver info?
Jbeamer, what SARGE7402 said means you can use ALL modern 38 S&W ammunition in your gun. Black Powder ammunition is not readily available any more, so the fact that your gun does NOT need to use it...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
02-12-2013, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,268
Re: Harrington & Richardson 38 Revolver info?
You are quite right, HVance, in that a 38 hole is a 38 hole. But modern pistol bullets are designed to expand on impact, thus making a hole that is more than 38.
BTW, 38 S&W was very highly...
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