Semi-Automatic Pistol with blowback action.ĬO2 Cartridage store in the chamber covered by the hand grip. Metal Slide and frame with ABS made Hand grip. Love my new Walther P1 (1951), but running into some issues.
Walther P38 (Rock Island Auctions) The P5s design evolved from the P38, combining the lock work and dual recoil springs of the P38 (re-designated the P1 in 1963) with a shortened barrel and a full length slide. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax subject: Firearms related event. It was renamed to P1 after the WWII and used by West German Army and German Army until replaced by P8 in 1990s. I have been trying to get in touch with Walther via email regarding my PPK/S. Walther’s design competed against pistols from Mauser, Heckler & Koch and SIG Sauer. German Walther P38 Pistol Credit Line: U.S. It was intended to replace the costly Luger P08 Pistol. Walther P38 was developed by Walther as the service pistol of the Nazi German Army (The Wehrmacht) at the beginning of the World War II. This amazing replica shoots metal bb and has amazing fps of 410.
This is the gun that Megatron transforms into in the Generation 1 animated series.An amazing world war ii replica air pistol in india. When the Bundeswehr announced it wanted the P38 for its official service pistol, Walther readily resumed P38 production within just two years, using wartime. Countries of Useīelow is a list of all the countries that have used the Walther P38 or a variant of it: The gun is in overall decent condition, There is some usage wear. This is a double action semi auto handgun. The P38 was improved on in the 1970s and released under the name of the Walther P5. Walther P1 9 MM Luger Description: This is the Interarms Walther P1 9 mm pistol. There was also a model of P1 with a shorter barrel, known as the P4. The Bundeswehr (German federal police) adopted a modified version of the P38, known as the P1 in 1957. However, the mechanics of the pistols remained well made, in particular the Mauser-built models.
These pistols can be identified by the '0' prefix on their serial numbers.Īs the war went on, the quality finish of the Walther P38 degraded - older P38s had a better finish.
Walther made three series of test pistols. 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 Wehrma. From an engineering perspective the P38 was a semi-automatic pistol design that.
However, the prototype pistols were not manufactured until late 1939. After the war the P38 entered service in the West-German armed forces as P1. The P38 concept was accepted by the German military in 1938.
Luger P08 production was meant to stop in 1942, by which stage the P38 would be the standard issue German sidearm. The P38 was intended to replace the Luger P08. is a Factory Direct Walther Representative in the U.S. The Walther P38 is a semi-automatic pistol used by the Wehrmacht forces during WWII.