Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this incredible semi-automatic pistol today for a penny start auction, this is the German P.38!
Manufacturer: German
Model: P.38
Serial: 4037H
Caliber: 9mm
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 5"
Optics/Sights: Dovetail blade front with Fixed notch rear
Stock/Grips: Black ribbed grips
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The P38 (originally written Walther P.38) is a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol 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 first design was submitted to the German Army and featured a locked breech and a hidden hammer, but the Army requested that it should be redesigned with an external hammer. The P38 concept was accepted by the German military in 1938 but production of prototype ("Test") pistols did not begin until late 1939. Walther began manufacture at their plant in Zella-Mehlis and produced three series of "Test" pistols, designated by a "0" prefix to the serial number. The third series of pistols satisfactorily solved the previous problems for the German Army, and mass production began in mid-1940, using Walther's military production identification code "480".
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.
Contents:
This example will ship with a genuine leather holster, one extra magazine, and a cleaning rod! Note: This example does not decock.
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: 4037H
Caliber: 9mm
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 5"
Optics/Sights: Dovetail blade front with Fixed notch rear
Stock/Grips: Black ribbed grips
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The P38 (originally written Walther P.38) is a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol 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 first design was submitted to the German Army and featured a locked breech and a hidden hammer, but the Army requested that it should be redesigned with an external hammer. The P38 concept was accepted by the German military in 1938 but production of prototype ("Test") pistols did not begin until late 1939. Walther began manufacture at their plant in Zella-Mehlis and produced three series of "Test" pistols, designated by a "0" prefix to the serial number. The third series of pistols satisfactorily solved the previous problems for the German Army, and mass production began in mid-1940, using Walther's military production identification code "480".
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.
Contents:
This example will ship with a genuine leather holster, one extra magazine, and a cleaning rod! Note: This example does not decock.
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.
