Firearm BS thread

I'll say that my Viper has put up with quite a bit, no failures yet. It could have more features, but it does carry easily.

 

Anyone have a coupon code for Primary Arms .com???

 

I did a little looking and it looks like it will have the jpoint footprint which is the same as the sig p365xl

 

interesting. I've seen info saying its the same as the DPP/Romeo Pro. I've got my name on a waiting list, so when they arrive, I'll hopefully get a call and go check it out.

 

I would love to know

 

you and me both! It's been driving me crazy not knowing. lol If they dont work, its either an adapter plate and run a 507c (the larger Holosun) or a DPP I guess.

 

Built my first 300 BLK pistol the other day

 

I GOT IT BACK!!

After 23 years missing, where I thought some military contract-movers stole it, I got the pistol my grandfather brought back from WW II.

Background: My grandmother passed away 1996. My grandfather gave me a lot of furniture and heirlooms, one of which was a CZ-27 pistol he took off a POW in WW II, complete with Nazi markings on the pistol and the holster. In 1997, I joined the Army, and my first duty station was Germany, so I had everything put in military long term storage. I couldn’t find the gun ANYWHERE. I searched my parents house and my in-laws house, thinking I might have left the pistol with one of them while I was Germany, and devastated anytime I thought about it. I was convinced that the military movers had stolen the box with the pistol in it. My grandfather passed away in 2018, and I never could bring myself to tell him I lost the pistol. Last week my stepfather passed away, and while going through business records and just all kinds of papers in his home office, there in a drawer was my grandfathers pistol. I just couldn’t believe he had it all these years! I will never know why he didn’t tell me he had it, but I’m so glad to have this priceless family heirloom back.

 

A beautiful firearm, a piece of history and a great story. Thanks for sharing!

 

That's awesome that you got it back

 

Thank you!

 

Interesting:

 

Nice!! I have the luger my Dad brought back from WWII, and the matching paperwork.

 

That's awesome that you got it back, beautiful piece and a neat history

 

Anyone know how to figure out the age/value of an old pistol? Or have any info on this one?

 

Just start asking the Google. Search all those words on the pistol and you should find info. Even those proof marks tell a story.

 

I tried it and never found anything good or useful! I may try again later.

 

Ah yes I'm seeing that too. Not much info out there.

I got several guns from my father not too long ago. Included was this Walther P1 made in 1964. I was luckier than you finding info on the interwebs. A P1 is that same thing as a P38 except for military and police issue. After researching the serial number, it appears this gun was a West German police issue 9mm. It was imported to the US at some point in the 90s I believe. The front sight is weirdly too tall. You have to completely cover the target with the front sight to hit what you're aiming at. Apparently, they did this so the individual user could file it down to their preference.

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This seems to shed a little light on your pistol:

https://www.bevfitchett.us/firearms-identification/colonial-pistols.html

https://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?49262-Pistol-Identification

Try searching under the "Spagna - Pistole" section. It seems to be Spanish made.

http://www.earmi.it/armi/atlas/atlas.htm#spa

 

This came in today. 5 days left on the wait period for my xd9.