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jal5 · April 5, 2009, 08:58 PM

Not sure if it is plating or not. On that P38 website I did see a few just like this one with the same finish. The serial no. is 75xx and that is on the left side of the frame just underneath the slide and to the right of the take down lever spot. There is some kind of symbol just after that number too but I cannot make it out.
There looks like an "O" under that same number on the front underneath the barrel on the small flat part?
On the mag its marked P38 on one side and 359 with two lines over the top of the numbers on another side. the mag is the same finish as the gun FWIW.

I haven't stripped it down yet, but I suppose the barrel is in a similar state as the frame from the little bit I can see.

Chris- Bayard 1908, I posted about it on another forum here too.

This one will be the biggest challenge. If possible I would like to restore it at least good enough to use it. I will try to use some CLP oil and wipe the whole frame down at least and see if I can make out any other markings.
Thanks for the suggestions, keep them coming!

Joe

April 5, 2009, 08:58 PM	#5
jal5 Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2009 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 419	Not sure if it is plating or not. On that P38 website I did see a few just like this one with the same finish. The serial no. is 75xx and that is on the left side of the frame just underneath the slide and to the right of the take down lever spot. There is some kind of symbol just after that number too but I cannot make it out. There looks like an "O" under that same number on the front underneath the barrel on the small flat part? On the mag its marked P38 on one side and 359 with two lines over the top of the numbers on another side. the mag is the same finish as the gun FWIW. I haven't stripped it down yet, but I suppose the barrel is in a similar state as the frame from the little bit I can see. Chris- Bayard 1908, I posted about it on another forum here too. This one will be the biggest challenge. If possible I would like to restore it at least good enough to use it. I will try to use some CLP oil and wipe the whole frame down at least and see if I can make out any other markings. Thanks for the suggestions, keep them coming! Joe __________________ We live in the greatest country on Earth- always be thankful!