WWII P-38 Pistols
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Walther P-38 Automatic Pistol was used by the German army in World War II. By the
end of WWII, over 1 million of these hand guns had been manufactured, made also by
Mauser-Werke and Spree-Werke, among others.
The Carl Walther company began development of a new military pistol in mid-1930s to replace the WW1 Luger design. In 1938, the Werhmacht adopted Walther MP model experimental pistol, called the "Pistole 38."
Features of the Walther P-38 Handgun
The P-38 features a recoil-operated, locked breech design with vertically tilting blocking bar that connects the moving barrel and the slide. It was the first full-power military handgun to feature a double-action trigger.
Other features includes a short, top-open slide, a manual safety mounted on the left side of the slide, and loaded chamber indicator at the rear side of the slide. The frame and slide are steel, with blued or polished finish. The grip plates are plastic. The magazine loads from the bottom of the hand grip.
For further web-surfing, note that this handgun is sometimes referred to on pages as a Walter P.38, as P38 Pistolen, and as a Walther Model P-38, check all variations when surfing.
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Your Walther P.38 Pistols by Edward Hoffschmidt
Paperback: 84 pages
Publisher: Blacksmith Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 0941540014
List price $14.95
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