Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this fantastic semi-automatic pistol for a penny-start auction today...this is the Walther P1!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Walther
Model: P1
Serial: 299642
Date of Manufacture: 1966
Caliber: 9mm
Finish: Parkerized
Barrel Length: 5"
Optics/Sights: Fixed Post Front With U-Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Walnut Grips With Checkering
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard / The left side slide and frame is stamped with a "Dot in Circle" proof mark which is an internal Walther factory QA stamp indicating the marked parts were inspected to military/police standards. The right side of the slide and frame is stamped with proof marks and a "5/66" date stamp.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Walther P38 was in production from 1938 to 1963. From 1945 to 1957, no P38s were produced for the German military. Over time, West Germany sought to rebuild its military for its own defense. Walther retooled for new P38 production, knowing that the military would again seek Walther firearms. When the Bundeswehr announced it wanted the P38 for its official service pistol, Walther resumed P38 production within just two years, using wartime pistols as models and new engineering drawings and machine tools.
The first of the new P38s were delivered to the West German military in June 1957, some 17 years and two months after the pistol had initially seen action in World War II, and from 1957 to 1963 the P38 was again the standard sidearm. In late 1963 the postwar military model P1 was adopted for use by the German military, identifiable by the P1 stamping on the slide. The postwar pistols, whether marked as P38 or P1, have an aluminum frame rather than the steel frame of the original design. The aluminum frame was later reinforced with a hex bolt above the trigger guard. During the 1990s the German military started replacing the P1 with the P8 pistol and finally phased out the P1 in 2004.
Contents:
This example will ship with one 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: P1
Serial: 299642
Date of Manufacture: 1966
Caliber: 9mm
Finish: Parkerized
Barrel Length: 5"
Optics/Sights: Fixed Post Front With U-Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Walnut Grips With Checkering
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard / The left side slide and frame is stamped with a "Dot in Circle" proof mark which is an internal Walther factory QA stamp indicating the marked parts were inspected to military/police standards. The right side of the slide and frame is stamped with proof marks and a "5/66" date stamp.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Walther P38 was in production from 1938 to 1963. From 1945 to 1957, no P38s were produced for the German military. Over time, West Germany sought to rebuild its military for its own defense. Walther retooled for new P38 production, knowing that the military would again seek Walther firearms. When the Bundeswehr announced it wanted the P38 for its official service pistol, Walther resumed P38 production within just two years, using wartime pistols as models and new engineering drawings and machine tools.
The first of the new P38s were delivered to the West German military in June 1957, some 17 years and two months after the pistol had initially seen action in World War II, and from 1957 to 1963 the P38 was again the standard sidearm. In late 1963 the postwar military model P1 was adopted for use by the German military, identifiable by the P1 stamping on the slide. The postwar pistols, whether marked as P38 or P1, have an aluminum frame rather than the steel frame of the original design. The aluminum frame was later reinforced with a hex bolt above the trigger guard. During the 1990s the German military started replacing the P1 with the P8 pistol and finally phased out the P1 in 2004.
Contents:
This example will ship with one 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
Handgun Standard Shipping $50.00
Long Gun Standard Shipping $70.00
Any orders placed with magazines that are not compliant with your state, county, or city regulations will not ship with your order.
