Weasel640 wrote: ↑February 14th, 2018, 8:58 pm
These are Surplus pistols. They had belonged to Poland for some time, and sold in huge lots to commercial vendors with no records. So no, no one can say for sure that a P-64 has not been used or issued. However most vendors will inspect them by the lot and give them a grade, i.e. Very Good, Excellent, Unissued, etc... These are just best guess grades based on a quick field type inspection. They don't always used the right pictures either. So if it's a vendor, the gun pictured is most likely not the one you will get. But if it's a personal sale then the pictures should be the same gun.
How well I know as I have already purchased two from surplus vendors. Both were advertised to be in " Excellent " condition. The first one from CLASSIC FIREARMS, turned out to be about 85% quality. I contacted them and they returned my funds for " Pick of the Best ".
The second one I purchased from DK FIREARMS. Had it apart recently and I can not find any evidence of it ever being fired. Their is a mark from the slide being cycled on the frame, but that could have been caused by cycling it by hand. Absolutely no marks on or in magazine. Appears to have never held any ammo. Barrel looks like nothing fired thru it. And no marks on outside of barrel. Finally, feed ramp shows no marks what so ever. As if no ammo had ever been cycled. I would give the quality of this firearm about a 98 or 99% rating. Would give it a higher mark, but have not fired it yet.
I can not speak high enough about DK FIREARMS, as they really communicated well with me and did supply what I was asking for.
I have been looking for and just wondering if their is a P64 out their in the world for sale, that somebody can prove that it has never been fired and is in new condition. Then, I would purchase it just as a collector.
Yea, yea, I know that I am asking a lot. But, what the hell, I am POLISH
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