Rare bird here my friends.Late war commercial P-38.Would love to know who else has one.This gun replaced the HP[Heerespistole].Walther was trying to build on the name of the P-38,but at 1800 they didnt get very far.Notice the rough tooling,and the commecial proofs.
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Mod P38 -
Eagle N proofs and take note of serial # placementComment
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Holy rough tooling BatmanComment
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Odd Mag came with gun,doesnt match.Looks almost like police style,its hard to see but there is a 1 stamped on the top.Leon?Comment
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Serius # in ejection port,coolComment
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Thanks for looking,'till next time........Comment
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Hi Jason,
Here is a link to one that I own. You are correct. That is a tough variation to find.
http://lmd-militaria.com/page343.html
Regards, LeonComment
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a truly rare and very hard to find P.38. I owned one many years ago when I collected P.38's and Walther pocket models. the serial # on mine was 25129.
BillComment
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I have an opportunity to purchase this same model P38. Can anyone tell me todays fair price?Comment
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very nice and rare pistol
congratulationsComment
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Jason,
Walther didn't number the mags on those guns, as far as we know. If a police unit got the pistol, they may have numbered it but it could have been done post war also. Your's is numbered upside down from the way Walther numbered P.38 mags but who knows how a police armorer would have numbered it.
Here is a link to a similar pistol. It belongs to a friend. We just can't be sure who did the numbering on the mags. It will likely remain a mystery. Although it may be a rare situation, most collectors don't like it because it isn't text book and there is no documentation for it having been done during WWII.
http://lmd-militaria.com/page0074.htm
Regards, LeonComment
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Jason,
Once again, your P38 collectiion amazes me!
Very nice commercial
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As for the numbering of the magazine, that's really a toss up there. I could have been done wartime by a Police dept. or it could be post war Police, or it could be post war collector "enhanced". Since it doesn't match the gun, I wouldn't worry about it too much.
Matt
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nice p38
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