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jack944

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killer Cyq

I have always loved cyq's. When guys were collecting Walthers and Mausers I collected these poor crude step children. I still like to find them with rough cross-hatching and semi-finished parts.
 

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I have always loved cyq's. When guys were collecting Walthers and Mausers I collected these poor crude step children. I still like to find them with rough cross-hatching and semi-finished parts.

That doesnt look much rougher than my ac45.

She aint no model of fine finish either..believe me.
 
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That doesnt look much rougher than my ac45.

She aint no model of fine finish either..believe me.

You are right...these cyq's can be finished quite nicely as this one is pretty good. There is such a wide swing in quality with these...crude parts machining..deleted steps, etc. and there are ones finished as nice as the other manufacturers.
Spreewerk was not an established firearms maker like Walther and Mauser.
 
Thanks for showing - I love these guys!!
I've heard it said that Spreewerk also made locomotives. From the finishing quality of some of these pistols, I think the same guys worked on both!

Here are two guns made about 13 months apart that show quite a difference in quality.
The first is a cyq in the "L" block thought to have been made in Jan. 1944. The second is a cvq in the "Z" block thought to have been made in Feb. 1945.
 

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Nice

Thanks for showing - I love these guys!!
I've heard it said that Spreewerk also made locomotives. From the finishing quality of some of these pistols, I think the same guys worked on both!

Here are two guns made about 13 months apart that show quite a difference in quality.
The first is a cyq in the "L" block thought to have been made in Jan. 1944. The second is a cvq in the "Z" block thought to have been made in Feb. 1945.

Nice guns Denny. The one I posted is 7158 z....there is a difference with these from gun to gun. When you look for cyq's you will find that there are far less available than Mauser or Walther made ones.
Ron Clarin and Jan Balcar have written an excellent book on Spreewerk. Included in the book is information on Spreewerk's development of the VG-2 rifle.
 
Nice guns Denny. The one I posted is 7158 z....there is a difference with these from gun to gun. When you look for cyq's you will find that there are far less available than Mauser or Walther made ones.
Ron Clarin and Jan Balcar have written an excellent book on Spreewerk. Included in the book is information on Spreewerk's development of the VG-2 rifle.

Thanks Jack,
Yours isn't much earlier than mine (9477z). I have enjoyed Ron & Jan's book very much. Anyone interested in P.38's should own it. The later book on grips & magazines is no slouch either.
 
Nice looking pistols! Are these gerenally safe to shoot? I have a cyq f block that I would like to shoot in a WW2 match, but dont want to damage it.
 
My latest is a V block..

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and here is the S block with the reject slide. I have seen this before so must be a batch common in this range..


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Wow

My latest is a V block..


and here is the S block with the reject slide. I have seen this before so must be a batch common in this range..



LOVE those slide proofs !!! nice finish and super condition too. :thumbsup:
 
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Nice looking pistols! Are these gerenally safe to shoot? I have a cyq f block that I would like to shoot in a WW2 match, but dont want to damage it.

I owned a shooting range and shot many P-38's including Cyq's...Never had an issue with any manufacturer....it is a solid design and all production quality was impressive given the situation.
 

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