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Two AC 40 added in the AC no date serial number range with one 480 40 added.rare 8263, 9249, 3478.

In September of 1940 the order came down to mark the slides with the date so '40' was hand stamped on the slides.

The postwar pistols, whether marked as P38 or P1, have an aluminum frame rather than the steel frame of the original design.

Walther P38 Serial Number Search In late 1963 the postwar military model P1 was adopted for use by the German military, identifiable by the P1 stamping on the slide.

Note in 2002 the United States was by far the largest importer of German 'Revolvers and Self-Loading Pistols' with 1,040,985 imported (of 1,082,797 - the balance of 41,812 or about 4% going to 20 other countries), while the Germans destroyed only 5,666 'surplus' pistols. Information Exchange Pursuant to the OSCE Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons. Miscellaneous A baker's dozen of Walther (this is far from all-inclusive).īefore the machining process begins. Stoeger's guide to World War II pistols circa 1948 (, ). Of the Handbook on German Military Forces. The Defense Intelligence Agency's Small Caliber Ammunition Identification Guide. Time Wasters Test your P.38 knowledge with the P.38 quiz! (new!) Auction Antics - Fantastic stories and overpriced pistols: (this was a typo.) (.that this genius later referenced!) Articles and Advertisements from the 2008 Walther catalog. On a post-war P38/P1 (source: Federal Foreign Office – Division 241, Germany).

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Drawings and Manuals (multilingual - 4.8 MB). Can a 'dipped' pistol be 'un-dipped?' The answer is yes, and quite successfully. Some of the currently available non-World War II grips for the P.38. Helps to identify which magazine is correct for your pistol. Over the long term, will oil cause bakelite grips to deteriorate? An attempt to find out starts And continues. If you do not have working knowledge of the P.38 pistol, consult a competent gunsmith before attempting to effect repairs to your P.38.

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My post-war pistol has no date or date code - about when was it manufactured? Need to replace a broken WW2 slide part with a post-war part, and don't know if the new part will fit? Note: this information is intended as a guide only. Pistol Information An excellent article by Peter Kokalis on the can be found here, and another article on the here. some pistols from the last months of the war.

The ultra-rare ' - and how to spot a fake. With WW2 German, East German, Czech, and British markings. With British markings.Ĭommemorative marking the 100th year anniversary of Walther. Reworked for use in post-war East Germany. Reworked wartime ac40, ac44, and an East German manufactured gun. P38 surplus, P1 surplus, P38 commercial, and P4 surplus guns. Warren Buxton calls these the 'oddballs of oddballs.' Who made these - and when?. Post-war parts gun, two guns in.30 Luger, and a high-polish gun. See 'BTH12' under 'Pistols' Added 'When was my post-war pistol made?' To 'Information' Added another late date AC frame pistol to 'Pistols' Added some late war pistols to 'Pistols'. Updated 17:33 -0800 Quick Launch: Most Recent updates: Two more 'BTH12' pistols have been reported.

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