Value is too difficult to be accurate without seeing the gun. Condition which includes the amount of original finish and original configuration will determine value. Recommend taking it to a gun shop for appraisal.
No
While there ARE specialized target auto pistol that are in caliber .38 Special, they are quite rare. The .38 Auto, and the .38 Super are both different cartridges from the .38 Special, and do not interchange. For everyday purposes, the .38 Special is a revolver cartridge, and the .38 Auto a semi auto pistol cartridge.
There can easily be confusion between the names of three cartridges: .38 auto, .380 auto, and .38 special. .38 auto is an antique and obsolete cartridge replaced by the .380 auto. This is why there is an extra zero on the end of the name and it's called "three-eighty." Neither cartridges have a full rim and are intended for semiautomatic pistols. .38 special is a fully rimmed cartridge intended for revolvers.
If they carry a gun at all, it is usually the M9 pistol, or a colt or S&W .38 Special revolver. ---- The .38 is rarely seen in the military any more. The primary handguns are the M9 Beretta 9 mm or the M11 SIG Sauer 9 mm (SIG P228).
Either 38 S&W, 38 Special, 38/200
No. You can fire .38 Special (and .38 Special +P) in any .357 Magnum firearm, not .38 Auto. Do not attempt the reverse (firing .357 Magnum in a .38 Special firearm); the results will be disastrous. The .38 Auto does not have a rim large enough to hold it in a revolver's chamber, and the bullet is most likely not the correct diameter.
No- and potentially dangerous if it DID fire. The 9mm is shorter (19.15mm vs 22.86mm) The .38 Auto is a semi rimmed case, 9mm Parabellum is rimless. .38 Auto has a maximum pressure of 26,500 psi, the 9mm 35,000 psi.
Nobody.
Never heard of a PB 38
50 dollars
38 auto
£10