SOLD VERY RARE BYF 44 DUAL TONE WITH FN AC43 SLIDE

IN 97% CONDITION, WE HAVE A REAL FIND HERE, THIS IS A MAUSER ASSEMBLED DUAL TONE P38 MADE WITH THE FN MADE STACKED AC 43 SLIDE. THIS IS A REALLY NICE DUAL TONE AND THE CONTRASTS SHOW UP WELL. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER P38 VARIANTS. OF COURSE ALL MATCHING AND WITH AN EXCELLENT BORE. THIS IS A RARE P38 THAT WAS MANUFACTURED WTH AN AC43 CODED FN MADE SLIDE. THESE PISTOLS WERE ASSEMBLED FROM THE LATE SUMMER OF 1944 ON. THE FN MADE SLIDES WERE USED RADOMLY IN PRODUCTION AND APPARENTLY AS REPLACEMENTS FOR DEFECTIVE SLIDES. THE SLDIES WERE MADE AT THE FN PLANT BUT RELOCATED TO MAUSER PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF THE FN PLANT TO THE ALLIES IN SEPT 1944. AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED FROM THE PICTURES THE SLIDE IS AC43 MARKED BUT THE WAFFENAMTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SLIDE ARE THE MAUSER 135 MARKINGS THESE ARE VERY RARE PISTOLS, WE HARDLY EVER SEE THEM AND THIS IS A WONDERFUL CHANCE TO GET THIS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER PISTOL.