Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this amazing semi-automatic pistol today for a penny-start auction, this is the Walther P.38!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Walther ("AC" Wartime Date Code)
Model: P.38
Serial: 9534I
Date of Manufacture: 1944
Caliber: 9mm
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4 7/8"
Optics/Sights: Dovetail Blade Front with Square Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Brown Grips
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard / The left side of the slide is stamped "P.38 9534I AC44". The left side of the frame is stamped with the serial number and a waffenamt proof mark. The right side of the slide is stamped with two waffenamt proof marks and an eagle/swastika proof mark.
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. The initial development of the pistol took place from 1937 to 1939, culminating in the first model, the 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. Spreewerk did not mark production dates.
Model: P.38
Serial: 9534I
Date of Manufacture: 1944
Caliber: 9mm
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4 7/8"
Optics/Sights: Dovetail Blade Front with Square Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Brown Grips
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard / The left side of the slide is stamped "P.38 9534I AC44". The left side of the frame is stamped with the serial number and a waffenamt proof mark. The right side of the slide is stamped with two waffenamt proof marks and an eagle/swastika proof mark.
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. The initial development of the pistol took place from 1937 to 1939, culminating in the first model, the 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. 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:
Contents:
This example will ship with a holster and two magazines!
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.
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.
Additional Details
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