A tale of two P-38s

[Gil Martin]

I just came from the local gun shop and need to console myself. A chap brought in two P-38s that his grandfather brought home from WWII Europe exactly 60 years ago. He sold them for next to nothing. Seems his grandfather keep peace at home for many years by stashing them in a damp basement. They were as rusted and pitted as some "dug up" guns I have seen from the Civil War. I was offered both of them as "parts guns", but they were beyond reclamation. I feel ill because they were matching ac 42 P-38s that are now useless. All the best...
Gil