Mauser P38 Serial Numbers
Welcome to the forum! Nice old P.38 you have there. I've done some research on the war-time P.38s, having a Spreewerke myself and in the same condition as yours, maybe a year older. I'm guessing yours is a very late 1944?Cyq P.38s are about at the bottom of the food chain for collectors. There were 3 major makers during the war: Walther, Mauser and Spreewerke (Berlin). The top values run from the Walther, then the Mauser and lastly the Spreewerke.
Mauser P38 Serial Numbers
From what I'm seeing, yours should run between $550 to $650. If you had a matching serial numbered mag it would add another $100 to $150. This is all according to my most recent info - I have been retired for a few years and am VERY rural so I don't often get to gun shows.I like mine, but the earlier Walthers and Mausers generally have much better finishes and fewer machine marks. I've seen some really nice Walthers and Mausers - some with near civilian quality finish. The vast majority of the Spreewerkes that I've seen are like yours and mine - rough finishes with many tool marks. JFWIW, mine has been 'retired' in favor of a Beretta 92FS.
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I have a mauser p38 that was brought back by my father documentation is provided by a audiobiography my father prepared he stated that the weapon was surrendered to him by a german tank commander it is a byf43 serial number 985d also has markings 135 also has holster curious about value definately a piece of. There are over 50 variations of wartime p38's and only 3 manufacturers. So, just stating a byf44 doesn't mean a lot. It was made by Mauser in 1944 and could be worth anywhere from $550 to over $4000 depending on what variation it is.
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