Skip to main content
Help Center Community Shop

Davis Industries - P380 - Estimated Value?

WearyTraveler
I came upon several firearms in an estate I'm working.

It looks to be in decent condition, but I haven't taken it out and looked too closely.

I've seen their .32 on auction here for about $70.

Any estimate of the value? Is this a POS?
0

Comments

6 comments

Date Votes
  • fordsix
    POS mmmm yup
    0
  • WearyTraveler
    Yep - looks that way!

    But it's sad... The box boasts that it's made in America, with American made parts.
    0
  • tsr1965
    quote:Originally posted by WearyTraveler
    Yep - looks that way!

    But it's sad... The box boasts that it's made in America, with American made parts.




    Some Americans are our own worst enemy.
    0
  • 62fuelie
    Zinc alloy junk
    0
  • Wolf.
    The gun is worth probably $75.00 to $125.00. Put a price of $115.00 on it and let someone haggle you down to $90.00. I personally would not pay more than maybe $50.00 for it. These guns could be very inexpensively produced and sold. Remember, there is are transfer fees associated with purchasing guns and that can add $40-$60 to the "out the door" price of the gun.

    This type of gun, with its cast, "pot metal" (a high zinc-content metal with no real metalurgical standard) frame, is or was commonly referred to as a "Saturday night special", since many of them wound up in the hands of people who used them in criminal activities on the weekends.

    However, many, many, good, law-abiding folks with limited resources purchased guns like this for personal protection, and most of those are probably still sitting, unfired in chests of dreawers all over the country. Most of these guns probably have had fewer than 20 rounds fired through them. They are not made to withstand several thousand rounds during their lifetime. For example, a good semi-auto 9mm, such as glock, sig, beretta, etc. can probably handle 30,000 rounds or more fired through them before they start to get tired.
    0
  • WearyTraveler
    That makes sense. It's still in its original box with the manual etc...

    Probably lived quietly in a bedroom drawer!

    Thank you!
    0

Please sign in to leave a comment.

Recent Activity