Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this historical semi-automatic pistol today for a penny start auction, this is the Walther P.38!
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Walther
Model: P.38
Serial: 4090
Date of Manufacture: October 1942
Caliber: 9mm
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4 3/4"
Optics/Sights: Dovetail Blade Front and Fixed Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Black ribbed plastic
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard / Left side slide stamped "AC/42" indicating that it was manufactured in 1942 by Walther, left side frame stamped "4090 i" (The i behind the serial number indicates the Month of October) and the "359" German proof mark, right side frame stamped with German proof marks
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Walther P38 (originally written Walther P.38) is a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol that was developed by Carl Walther GmbH as the service pistol of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II. It was intended to replace the costly Luger P08, the production of which was scheduled to end in 1942. The Walther P.38 was in production from 1939 to 1945. Initial development of the pistol took place from 1937 to 1939, culminating in the first model, designated Model HP or Heerespistole ("army pistol"), which had several variants as engineering changes were made. Early production included a Swedish contract.
The designation P.38 indicates Wehrmacht adoption in 1938, although the exact date is unknown. The transition from HP to the mechanically-identical P.38-marked pistols took place from 1939-1940. Sweden bought the P38 in 1939. During WWII, the P.38 was produced by three separate manufacturers: Walther, Mauser, and Spreewerk. To conceal manufacturer identities, each wartime manufacturer used a letter code: ac (Walther); byf (Mauser), and cyq (Spreewerk), followed by the date (e.g.: ac44: Walther 1944 production). Spreewerk did not mark production dates.
Pistols were produced in blocks of 10,000 consecutively numbered pistols, with each block having a consecutive letter suffix to conceal production volume. 1,277,680 P.38s were produced during WWII: 617,585 by Walther in Zella-Mehlis; 372,875 by Mauser in Oberndorf; 287,220 by Spreewerk Grottau. Late in the war, the Spreewerk cyq die broke. Subsequent pistols appear to be marked "cvq" due to the broken die. About 31,400 pistols are so marked. Spreewerk production ended in April 1945.
Contents:
This example will ship with one extra magazine!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: P.38
Serial: 4090
Date of Manufacture: October 1942
Caliber: 9mm
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4 3/4"
Optics/Sights: Dovetail Blade Front and Fixed Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Black ribbed plastic
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard / Left side slide stamped "AC/42" indicating that it was manufactured in 1942 by Walther, left side frame stamped "4090 i" (The i behind the serial number indicates the Month of October) and the "359" German proof mark, right side frame stamped with German proof marks
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Walther P38 (originally written Walther P.38) is a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol that was developed by Carl Walther GmbH as the service pistol of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II. It was intended to replace the costly Luger P08, the production of which was scheduled to end in 1942. The Walther P.38 was in production from 1939 to 1945. Initial development of the pistol took place from 1937 to 1939, culminating in the first model, designated Model HP or Heerespistole ("army pistol"), which had several variants as engineering changes were made. Early production included a Swedish contract.
The designation P.38 indicates Wehrmacht adoption in 1938, although the exact date is unknown. The transition from HP to the mechanically-identical P.38-marked pistols took place from 1939-1940. Sweden bought the P38 in 1939. During WWII, the P.38 was produced by three separate manufacturers: Walther, Mauser, and Spreewerk. To conceal manufacturer identities, each wartime manufacturer used a letter code: ac (Walther); byf (Mauser), and cyq (Spreewerk), followed by the date (e.g.: ac44: Walther 1944 production). Spreewerk did not mark production dates.
Pistols were produced in blocks of 10,000 consecutively numbered pistols, with each block having a consecutive letter suffix to conceal production volume. 1,277,680 P.38s were produced during WWII: 617,585 by Walther in Zella-Mehlis; 372,875 by Mauser in Oberndorf; 287,220 by Spreewerk Grottau. Late in the war, the Spreewerk cyq die broke. Subsequent pistols appear to be marked "cvq" due to the broken die. About 31,400 pistols are so marked. Spreewerk production ended in April 1945.
Contents:
This example will ship with one extra magazine!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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