Walther P.38 PistolWelcome to ALPSInformation, photos, references, and trivia onthe WW2 Walther P.38 and post-war P38 pistol. If you wish to link to this page, please link only to the main page,not sub-pages or documents. Please do not rip off my PDF files or pictures foryour own site. Thanks.Updated20 Feb 2014 17:33 -0800Quick Launch: Most Recent updates:Two more 'BTH12' pistols have been reported. 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'. Post-war parts gun, two guns in.30 Luger, and ahigh-polish gun.variation.

• Walther P38 Hp Serial Numbers

Warren Buxton calls these the 'oddballs of oddballs.' Who madethese - and when?P38 surplus, P1 surplus, P38 commercial, and P4 surplus guns.Post-war.Reworked wartime ac40, ac44, and an East German manufactured gun.from Earl's RepairService.Post-war(.22 LR).reworkedfor use in post-war East Germany.The Czechoslovakian.with British markings.Commemorativemarking the 100th year anniversary of Walther.Unknownon severalP.38s.with WW2 German, East German, Czech, and British markings.The ultra-rare ' - and how to spot a fake. Please don't!WARNING: disturbing!1945 to 1946.- some pistols from the last months of the war.of the late date AC frame pistol.Pistol InformationAn excellent article by Peter Kokalis on the canbe found here, and another article on the here.My post-war pistol has no date or date code - aboutwhen was it manufactured? You can.Need to replace a broken WW2 slide part with apost-war part, and don't know if the new part will fit? Read the.Note: this information is intended as a guide only.

I amnot a gunsmith. If you do not have working knowledge of the P.38 pistol, consulta competent gunsmith before attempting to effect repairs to your P.38.Over the long term, will oil cause bakelite gripsto deteriorate? An attempt to find out starts And continues.and finally.Helps to identify which magazine is correct foryour pistol.Some of thecurrently available non-World War II grips for the P.38.Can a 'dipped' pistol be 'un-dipped?' The answer isyes, and quite successfully.

Take a look at.Drawings and Manuals(multilingual -4.8 MB). (multilingual - 6.2 MB).(multilingual - 1.2 MB, source: Walther Germany).(1 MB, source: Interarms(?)). (edited for clarity - Thanks toQuentin for providing this).German military drawings of the 9mm Patrone:,and.(German) - Thanks toJohan and Ron Clarin for providing this.(German - 95KB, source: Walther Germany).on a post-warP38/P1 (source: Federal Foreign Office – Division 241, Germany).Time WastersTest your P.38 knowledge with the P.38 quiz!(new!)Auction Antics - Fantastic stories and overpricedpistols:(this was a typo.)(.that this genius later referenced!)Articles and Advertisementsfrom the 2008 Walther catalog.The Defense Intelligence Agency's Small Caliber Ammunition IdentificationGuide. (213kb) or the(10.1Mb).of the Handbook on German Military Forces.Pricing of (1948).Stoeger's guide to World War II pistols circa 1948(,).MiscellaneousA baker's dozen of Walther(this is far fromall-inclusive).before themachining process begins.Information Exchange Pursuant to the OSCE Document on Small Armsand Light Weapons. Note in 2002the United States was by far the largest importer of German 'Revolvers andSelf-Loading Pistols' with 1,040,985 imported (of 1,082,797 - the balanceof 41,812 or about 4% going to 20 other countries), while the Germansdestroyed only 5,666 'surplus' pistols.

In 2009 the US imported none and 17,520surplus pistols were destroyed (none were exported to any country). See Annexes 2 and 3.Patent InformationFritz Walther's ',' patent number 2135992 datedNovember 8, 1938 (English).Fritz Walther's',' patent number 2145328 dated January 31, 1939(English).Walther pistol patents 1926 to 1942 (German). Head and neck anatomy muscles. Walther pistols and target rifles, Rossi, Astra, bolt actionrifles and barreled receivers, and more. 5' by 7' catalog.Walther & Mauser pistols, revolvers, bolt-action rifles,ammunition, optics and accessories.

Walther P38 Hp Serial Numbers

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