P38 Trade for SAM7R-61??

**a376z** · 12-10-18, 12:13

Hello, first post.
I recently inherited a WWII Mauser P38 with holster and 2 mags. Holster has a brass swastika on it. All numbers match, mags and holster are correct for the time frame for this P38. Good condition, nothing broken. I found someone wanting a P38 in trade for their SAM7R-61. They said it has at most 500 rounds through it.

Would this be an even trade? I don't havean AK and know nothing about the AK market. On GB it looks like P38's just come and go without ever selling.

thanks

**Arik** · 12-10-18, 12:45

P38s go for about a grand without the holster/mags.

I'd rather keep the P38 and buy the AK. Surplus forearms keep going up in value and there is no more out there.

**sundance435** · 12-10-18, 14:25

Without pictures, it's hard to give you a value on the P38, but even shooters don't go for much less than $700. As Arik said, I'd be much more inclined to keep the P38, considering SAM7s are easy enough to find. Military firearms like the P38 are only going up in value.

**Bret** · 12-10-18, 14:31

If it’s a run of the mill shooter grade P38, I’d make the trade. But first I’d make 100% sure that there’s nothing special about it.

**Doc Safari** · 12-10-18, 14:49

I'd keep the pistol. They're not making any more World War II P38's. They are making AK's even if the exact model you have a chance to trade for is no longer being produced (I don't know much about that particular AK).

**RetroRevolver77** · 12-10-18, 17:27

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**Doc Safari** · 12-10-18, 17:31

At the very least find out what the P38 is worth before you do anything.

**a376z** · 12-10-18, 17:42

Right. I wouldn't go out and buy a P38 but I would buy an AK. It's the swastika on the holster that throws things off though. It looks like it was purposefully put on for the original owner so I wouldn't want to trade it without knowing what that was about.

**MountainRaven** · 12-10-18, 21:30

Originally Posted by Doc Safari

I'd keep the pistol. They're not making any more World War II P38's. They are making AK's even if the exact model you have a chance to trade for is no longer being produced (I don't know much about that particular AK).

This.