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New record for Pre war Radom pistol

Absolut said:
This is especially well visible with my worn 1937. Maybe one day I'll get a better one, but for the moment I'm quite happy with it.

That pistol btw had an interesting story. I found it in an estate, was a bit disappointed to find out it had a mismatching Steyr barrel in it. Nevertheless agreed upon a price. Ended up buying a lot of rifles. In the end checked through various boxes which were from scopes, with the hope to find an original sniper scope. Turns out in one of the boxes was the original matching numbers barrel. They said I can have it for free ...
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That one is nothing to scoff at. A nice example nonetheless! Glad you found the barrel for it!
 
Initially saw this auction posted on G'Boards:
https://www.gunboards.com/threads/polish-radom-sold-18k.1253621/
The photos are excellent posted by "Martin08" (post #11) of another high-grade P35. Look at the finish of the pistol and grip screws... both exactly correct. Also, M08 inquired about the two rub markings on the trigger guard and front grip strap, which I replied to. On the 1937 Eagle from the auction, you can see the same wear spots as pictured on the other pistol M08 posted... but they are much smaller. The close-up photos tell the story that the larger photos of poor quality do not...
 
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