Added some late war pistols to 'Pistols'
| Post-war volume I Post-war parts gun, two guns in .30 Luger, and a high-polish gun. | Late date AC framevariation. Warren Buxton calls these the 'oddballs of oddballs.' Who made these - and when? | byf44 FN slide. | Post-war volume II P38 surplus, P1 surplus, P38 commercial, and P4 surplus guns. If the answer is ‘yes’, you can visit the Google supporter to satisfy your curiosity with more details about the Chrome app. About Chrome App. Minecraft pe apk on chromebook. Not only the PC but also smartphones or tablets that you can download and play, not differentiate between big and well-known brands such as Samsung, Sony, LG, Blackberry, or smaller ones like HKphone, SkyeOne notices the players should note is that we only offer the original version and free Chrome APK and no modifications.The Chrome reaches 4.5 stars of average rating from all players over the world on Google Play Store.Has general information excited you yet? |
| Consecutive serial number SVW-45s. | Consecutive serial number SVW-46s. | Post-warP38 in 7.65mm Parabellum. | East German P.38s. Reworked wartime ac40, ac44, and an East German manufactured gun. |
| Steel frame P38from Earl's Repair Service. | ac45 matching 'c' block. | Post-warP.38 in 5.6mm (.22 LR). | A Zero series and 'a' prefix Spreewerkreworked for use in post-war East Germany. |
| The Czechoslovakian Vz46. | byf44 police issue with British markings. | Commemorative '100 Jahre' P38marking the 100th year anniversary of Walther. | Unknown BTH12 marking on several P.38s. |
| Norwegian military surplus P38. | Mixmaster P.38 with WW2 German, East German, Czech, and British markings. | The ultra-rare 'ac no-date' - and how to spot a fake. | Some things you can do to a P.38. Please don't! WARNING: disturbing! |
| French Mausers 1945 to 1946. | Gotterdammerung - some pistols from the last months of the war. | Another version of the late date AC frame pistol. |
Pistol Information
An excellent article by Peter Kokalis on thewartime P.38 pistolcan be found here, and another article on thepost-war P38here.
My post-war pistol has no date or date code - about when was it manufactured? You can get a rough estimate based upon these observed pistols.
Need to replace a broken WW2 slide part with a post-war part, and don't know if the new part will fit? Read the slide part compatibility guide. Note: this information is intended as a guide only. I am not a gunsmith. 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.
Over the long term, will oil cause bakelite grips to deteriorate? An attempt to find out startshere.And continuesafter one year.. and finally ends at three plus years.
Atarian's quick reference magazine guide.Helps to identify which magazine is correct for your pistol.
Atarian's post-war reproduction and aftermarket grip guide.Some of the currently available non-World War II grips for the P.38.
Can a 'dipped' pistol be 'un-dipped?' The answer is yes, and quite successfully. Take a look atzero series cyq serial number 030.
Drawings and Manuals
P38 Owner's Manual (multilingual - 4.8 MB). P38 Owner's Manual v2 (multilingual - 6.2 MB). P38 Operating Instructions (multilingual - 1.2 MB, source: Walther Germany). P38 Owner's Manual (1 MB, source: Interarms(?)). P38 Owner's Manual (edited for clarity - Thanks to Quentin for providing this).
German military drawings of the 9mm Patrone: page 1, page 2, page 3, and page 4.
P.38 manual from 1940 (German) - Thanks to Johan and Ron Clarin for providing this.
P.38 illustrated parts breakdown (German - 95KB, source: Walther Germany).
Explanation of the markings on a post-war P38/P1 (source: Federal Foreign Office – Division 241, Germany).
Interarms Walther Ppk S Grips
Time Wasters
Test your P.38 knowledge with the P.38 quiz!
Auction Antics - Fantastic stories and overpriced pistols:
| Most expensive P.38 ever listed (this was a typo..) |
| Second most expensive P.38 (..that this genius later referenced!) |
| Best story/crappiest p.38 ever? |
Articles and Advertisements
Information on the P.38from the 2008 Walther catalog.
The Defense Intelligence Agency's Small Caliber Ammunition Identification Guide. German ammunition section (213kb) or the entire document (10.1Mb).
Small arms section of the Handbook on German Military Forces.
Pricing ofStoeger's Mod HPs and Lugers(1948).
Stoeger's guide to World War II pistols circa 1948 (page 1, page 2).
Miscellaneous
A baker's dozen of Walther post-war slide legend variations(this is far from all-inclusive).
Here's what a P.38 frame looks like before the machining process begins.
Information Exchange Pursuant to the OSCE Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons 2003, 2008, 2010. 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. In 2009 the US imported none and 17,520 surplus pistols were destroyed (none were exported to any country). See Annexes 2 and 3.
Patent Information
Fritz Walther's 'automatic pistol,' patent number 2135992 dated November 8, 1938 (English).
Fritz Walther's 'automatic firearm,' patent number 2145328 dated January 31, 1939 (English).
Walther pistol patents 1926 to 1942 (German).
| Patent | Date | Page Number |
| 433937 | Sept. 1926 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 664926 | Sept. 1938 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 677094 | June 1939 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 678067 | July 1939 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 706038 | May 1941 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 715176 | Dec. 1941 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 721702 | June 1942 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 722332 | July 1942 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 726501 | Oct. 1942 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Interarms Walther Serial Numbers Lookup
Interarms was a long-time importer of products from Walther and many other manufacturers. Browse some of their catalogs here.
| 1989 Interarms catalog.Walther pistols and target rifles, Rossi, Astra, bolt action rifles and barreled receivers, and more. 5' by 7' catalog. | 1976 Interarms catalog. Walther & Mauser pistols, revolvers, bolt-action rifles, ammunition, optics and accessories. 8.5' by 11' catalog. |
The 1979 Interarms catalog features one of the last Mauser offerings, the HSc American Eagle, and the Parabellum. Complete line of Walther pistols plus revolvers, long guns from Walther and others, revolvers, and more. 8.5' by 11' catalog. The MAC C Swiss font contains 227 beautifully designed characters. ️ Customize your own preview on FFonts.net to make sure it`s the right one for your designs. Free Fonts Menu. MAC C Swiss Font MAC C Swiss family consisting of 4 fonts. MAC C Swiss TrueType Personal use. Download @font-face. Foreign Cyrillic. Character map. Please use the pulldown menu to view different character maps contained in this font. Swiss font download. | The 1983 Interarms catalog features the Mauser cartridge counter Luger, Walther pistols and target rifles, SIG, Star, and Astra pistols, rifles, dragoons, and SVW45 & SVW46 P.38s. 8.5' by 11' catalog. |
| 1985 Interarms catalog featuring Walther presentation pistols, Walther target rifles and pistols, Astra, Star and SIG-Sauer pistols, the Steyr AUG rifle, etc. 8.5' by 11' catalog. | 1995 Interarms catalog. Walther PP series, P38, TPH, and P5. Also Star, Rossi, No. 3 Enfields, and Norinco. 8.5' x 11' catalog. Download the PDF. |
Walther P38 Interarms Serial Numbers
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I just bought my first Walther. It is a PPK 9mm Kurz, blued.
No box, 1 magazine. The pistol is, I believe, in 95-98% condition.
Can you guys help me out with the age of this pistol? Serial number on the frame is 242892A. The serial number on the slide is the same without the A suffix. Is the letter at the end of the serial number significant This seems to be a really well made pistol and I am looking forward to shooting it this Saturday.
What are your opinions of the PPK, since I am a Walther neophite. Info and feed back on this site is usually very good. I am anxious to get all the info I can on this pistol. Regards, Gary. Gary, can't help with the serial number, but if it was proof tested in Germany there might be a proof mark and date code on the pistol. Noti dlya bayana pesni listjya zheltie. On the SIGs and HKs the date code is two characters (A-K).
Walther p38 serial number search, walther p38 serial numbers. Click on a term to search for related topics. Thread Tools: Show Printable Version. Email this Page. Nov 04, 2007 Generally speaking, and with some exceptions, it is pretty straightforward to correlate postwar P38 serial numbers with the date of manufacture, which began in 1957 @ s/n 1001 and ended in the early 1990s @ around s/n 475,000.
I have an Interarms US made PPK/S which I really like. I can get 3.5' groups at 25 yards with it, which is pretty impressive for such a small sight radius. I have a CZ 83 that is even more accurate, but a lot bigger.
The.380 is a lot of fun to shoot. It is cheap and the blowback guns recoil like a bigger caliber.
Hi Guys, Thanks for the response. The markings on the left side of the pistol are as follows: Carl Walther Waffenfabrik Ulm/Do. Walther Banner Modell PPK Cal. 9mm Kurz Made In W.
Germany Right side of pistol: Slide Serial Number 242982 Interarms Alexandria Virginia Some kind of bird with an N beneath it (please pardon my ignorance) Frame Bird with N again IA and something that looks like a toothed sword (?) Serial number 242982A Barrel has the bird with N also You folks are very kind to take your time with this subject. Hope this is helpful. I have a pre-1968 ppk, post 1968 ppk (both 380) and a ppk/s in 22lr. They are an absolute joy to shoot.
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I admit I don't shoot the pre-68 at all. I have had no modifications to them and they function just fine. If I could I would get a suppressor for the 22 lr. I saw one in Las Vegas and it was sweet. But I live in California so its a no go.
Interarms Walther Ppks Beavertail Adapter
Anyway, enjoy the purchase. One of the USPSA clubs I shoot at had a pocket pistol side match. It was a blast to shoot and try to reload quickly. Spare mags, parts, holsters are all over the place. There is a Walther forum somewhere you could join as well.
