Russian Captured and Dipped
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Published 2024-03-27
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All Comments (21)
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When I got into the hobby around 2008, I was buying up Russian Capture guns left and right. I thought the history was interesting and they were a fraction of the price. People on the forums loathed them and said they would never be worth two nickels. Time has not been kind to that viewpoint. Nice to see a video on the subject. Many saw service in east Germany which I think would be a great follow-up video.
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Excellent video Tom, I have a BYF44 p-38 that is mint, and I wondered if it was a russian dip, but it has the red and white, safety paint, no x, and no import marks, and the grips are correct and messed with. This video helped me to confirm my gun in indeed a mint original gun.
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I remember when these were coming in and even the cheaper post war models. I worked with a fellow retiring and he had a P38 ac41 he gave it to me for the same price, turns out it’s an a block all matching in the holster with 44 carved in it from the GI. Story was he operated on the airborne soldier that captured it, it’s my favorite 🤩
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1945 was 80 yrs ago so even a 20 yr old would be 100+. Veterans aren't "dying off" - they're already sadly dead.
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Like the Russian capture K98ks. Obvious from across the room with the black dip finish on the metal and infamous red lacquer on the wood.
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My dad gave me his Russian captured 1938 Luger. Lots of pinpricking, messed up unmatched grips- but it still has the original finish down to the wax in the safety marking! Perfect shooter grade.
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Thanks Tom. Great stream. Regards from SSW, South Africa. 🇿🇦🇺🇲
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Sir, I appreciate the way you approach explaining history of weapons, especially the Russian weapons. You explain, in a professional manner without any kind of bias. As a 55-year-old American, I’ve seen a lot of my fellow Americans have bias towards anything Russian. I was born and raised not that way. I don’t have a racial bias. so I just wanted to say I like the way you approach things in a professional manner. You are also very educational. Keep up the good work. I like your channel
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There is one such storehouse in Ukraine which was captured by the Russians, there is footage of Crates of Lend Lease Thompson M1A1 in an old mine.
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Great video, learned some new details....just a friendly request, when showing the items up close use a backlight to reflect to bring up the details as its a dark environment your in and secondedly, take a bit of time to allow the camera to focus on the small details as more often than not, you are moving the item before the detail in question is fully seen. Thank you.
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I thought Russian Dip was for hors d'oeuvres.
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The “half cocked” photographer cutaway is right out of “Monty Python and The Holy Grail”! Hillarious.
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I remember seeing all these Russian refurbished (dipped) German WW2 era small arm rifles and pistols decades ago during the Golden Age of military small arms surplus, they all looked like they had been rode hard and put up ruined...reason I never purchased one even though the prices were very low back then...never knew I could have easily wiped the crappy bluing off...:face-purple-wide-eyes:
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I picked one up at pawn shop years ago cyq matching numbers.
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My SA Police service pistol in 1987 was a P38 Unbelievable
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First P38 I ever bought was an AC41 with the X on the slide. I could not find an import mark on it anywhere either. Maybe the same guy imported that one too? 😂Surprisingly it was all matching except just a 359 marked magazine. Bought it for 500 ended up selling it for 750 a few years later. Still haven’t replaced it and got another P38 in my collection.😢
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Picked up one in January. Mine is an all matching ac43. It has no Russian X, is absolutely amazing condition, matching or “correct” magazine in original bluing, and is marketed “GERMANY” on the side of the receiver under the grip.
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Thanks for the info. Always learn something from your videos. Have a great day! 🙏🏼
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Thanks Tom, learned a lot from this one. 🙏🏻
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As always, I learned a bunch. Thanks.
