well, my hubby likes them so, there’s that too. 
I guess in World War II, people were very creative when it came to firearms.
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That is it, I understand they are valuable and very collectible.
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Back then, it cost $2.10 per unit. Now…
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Well that $2750 is something that I would suspect and WWII accouterments are well worth it to the right buyer. Even though it looks like it was made out of a Pepsi Cola can
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@Zee
For some reason it won’t let me upload a picture
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hmmm… maybe @dawn can help with why.
is this the one?
that’s pretty industrial!
although, I’ve gotta say not a LOT different than my Ruger P89… 
@Zee
It did send. I didn’t think it did but yeah that’s the handgun. The worst I’ve ever shot and now it’s in a shadow box. The whole entire magazine jammed. Every single round I shoot. I disassembled and looked at it. very poorly made handgun.
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@Zee, and if the jamming doesn’t annoy you the take down lever will rub your hand raw before you even finish the magazine.
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well, that’d make it the opposite of my P89… it’s pretty industrial, and it’s not a tack driver but it’s about as 100% bang-every-time as anything I own.
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@Zee, I bought it knowing full well it would probably end up in the shadow box. It was my late uncle’s I have in memory of him.
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I have a P89 that jammed every round till I started using 147gr Ammo haven’t had a jam in 3000 rounds since then.
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Ugliest has to be the Hi-Point but it goes bang every time. Worst was a SW MP9 jammed about every 3-4 rounds and always threw the brass back in my face
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@Ray4 - that’s interesting… mine shoots everything, no issues… 115, 124, 147, hollowpoint, FMJ. I don’t think I can recall ever having a misfeed on it. I heard there were some changes between early production and later production models, but I don’t know what was done… and I’m going to have to look up if mine is an older or a newer one. Affected some of the magazine fit as well. I know mine won’t take some of the aftermarket mags that list p89-p95 compatible.
Ugliest gun I ever shot was a single shot, breach loading handgun that shot .410 gauge shells.
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I wouldn’t knock the Hi-Points. I’ve got 2 and find they’re reliable and shot straight out of the box. I’ve got a .40 pistol and a 9mm carbine. The only thing I have done to either of them is to polish the feed ramp on the pistol. I never had any problems with feeding, but someone on the forum suggested it The carbine feed ramp was fine out of the box. My EDC is a S&W SDVE 9mm. It’s got several thousand rounds without any problems. I heard a lot of bad mouthing of the Hi-Points before I got my pistol. I got it used at a great price. One thing that I think people find undesirable is the weight. The slide is quite heavy, but it sure makes a difference in recoil. The Hi-Point .40 has less recoil than the S&W 9mm. I keep the Hi-Point as my night stand pistol.
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I’m sure very few survived. They were a 1 shot device that was used to kill German soldiers to take their weapons from them. I’ve heard them called 1 shot suicide guns.
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That doesn’t even sound like fun, @John150!
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I was 14 at the time, I was shooting clays with my step dad. A friend of his came up and bet I couldn’t hit a coke can with it. Luckily my step dad showed me how to get a grip on it to control the recoil. It wasn’t fun, but I won the box of shells. I’m 52 now, fun memories.
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