[TXPROSTAR]

I took this p7 in on a trade today. This seems to have a exact factory finish like my kc p7m10 Nickel finish. There is a mill mark and this is a older police trade in with factory card board. I can still almost read the numbers on the slide where it was milled but can not make out the VA import. I have a test target date of 1-82 and warranty card ect. The gun has date code of IC and the mags IA,HJ. I would like any input on this gun and what kind of value it might be worth cause I intend selling to get a HK930 9mm...

Brad
DFW

 

[01deuce]

It looks to me to be a 1982 commercial model that someone had done in nickel. I believe the Arlington import mark was lost during the refinish. FYI older NDS police guns did come in the cardboard box.

 

[accce]

Factory Nickel finishes will have the slide release and grip screw black. Nice gun but not a factory finish. do you have picts of the other side?

 

[TXPROSTAR]

Pic Added...

 

[TXPROSTAR]

Anyone have a value of what this older ARL VA trade in might be worth...

 

[01deuce]

Why would any non-Police trade in have a mill mark?

Do you see anywhere in those pictures any evidence of a mill mark?

 

[TXPROSTAR]

It's very faint..

 

[01deuce]

It's very faint..

Is it a mill mark or like this?

 

[Mattducati]

Looks to have an $850 - $900 value from the pictures.
If your interested in a P30, offer it up for trade.

 

[TXPROSTAR]

Yes it is just like your import mark...

 

[01deuce]

Yes it is just like your import mark...

I stand by my first reply. It is a commerical model Arlington that has been refinished. It is not a police trade-in.

 

[TXPROSTAR]

Will it bring 1k...

 

[superfluities]

I stand by my first reply. It is a commerical model Arlington that has been refinished. It is not a police trade-in.

Are any of the Arlington,Va police trade ins?

 

[01deuce]

I guess anything is possible, but very doubtful due to the years of manufacture and the short window of years of importation through Arlington.

 

[superfluities]

I guess anything is possible, but very doubtful due to the years of manufacture and the short window of years of importation through Arlington.

I ask because I think the one I have was advertised as a "police trade in excellent condition" (as some were not excellent but cheaper) from a major distributor. I shortly thereafter found a Desantis A4 holster very well used for $20 and mags for $25 from another wholesale vendor....

 

[Geohans]

The mag release diminishes the value, except for collectors. Anyone who plans to carry the pistol will find out why-- as soon as he sits down in his car seat.

HK fixed this of course.

 

[Rheingold]

The mag release diminishes the value, except for collectors. Anyone who plans to carry the pistol will find out why-- as soon as he sits down in his car seat.

Depends on how you carry it. I carry mine in an IWB holster and the mag release has never been a problem, in the car or otherwise.

 

[pnutlee]

Will it bring 1k...

Not with the refinish and and faded factory markings. That killed the value on that gun. Only collectors seek those protruding mag release guns and to a collector the value in that gun is destroyed. My guess is you could get $700 - $800 maximum, but I could be wrong.

 

[accce]

Not with the refinish and and faded factory markings. That killed the value on that gun. Only collectors seek those protruding mag release guns and to a collector the value in that gun is destroyed. My guess is you could get $700 - $800 maximum, but I could be wrong.

+1
between $700-$800 there is always a reason it was refinished. Most likely it was abused.