Remained remarkably well made throughout the war, especially at As the pressures of war required increased production theĮxterior finish declined but the operating components of the P38 Late 1941, were made to almost commercial standards of fit and Revised iterations, until the early 1990s. It remained in Walther production, in several West Germany under the name Pistole 1 (P1) in 1958 for Westīundeswehr. Production of the P38 resumed at a new Walther factory in Total German production is estimated at more than 1,200,000 Identifiable by the presence of a five-pointed star stamped on the Mauser factory from May or June of 1945 until 1946. The French manufactured P38 pistols from captured parts at the P38 pistols were actually built in France, by the Manurhin factory. Machinery ended up in France as war reparations, and many of the post-war Marked with the serial number of the gun and these add to the rarity of Above Right: The indicated pin is exposed to tell the shooter the gun is loaded and with the "F" showing is ready to fire. The thumb safey shows us "S" Safe (German language had adopted this term instead of Gesichert which mean 'secured') and "F" Fuer (Fire) for the thumb safety. Slide are all-steel while the grip plates are plastic. The standard safety also acted as aĭe-cocker, and was located at the left side of the slide. There is a postįront sight and notch rear sight. The catch for theĨ-round magazine is located at the bottom of the grip. The slide catch is on the left side of the frame. This was theįirst DA military handgun, a design pioneered by Walther with the PP and Unusually located outside of the frame at the right side. When the wedge reaches the limiting point against theįrame, it drops down, releasing the slide to return to its forward, lockedĮxposed hammer and trigger bar (the link between the trigger and sear) The P38 has a short, open top slide.Ī locking wedge under the barrel holds the slide and barrel togetherĭuring recoil. Breech design with a vertically tilting blocking bar that connects the 4.9
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