Hi there
Hi there
Yust a short note from norway
I read the article about the P.38 and I must say the the informations about
Spreewerk is wrong. First of all the companys name was Spreewerk and written like this and not with an e. The Spreewerk pistols was not produced in Berlin, but at their new plant in the Czechoslovakia. This factory was named Spreewerk Werk Grottau. The production did not start in 1940. As matter of fact this factory was not ready for any production until late 1941. Spreewerk also had the second factory not so far away from Werk Grottau, this factory was called Werk Kratzau, mostly producing ammunition. It was at this factory the Spreewerk magazine production took place.
Grip plates for Spreewerk was produced at the company Julius Posselt, Gablons an Neise again not so far from Werk Grottau (code W1). Magazines were also produced in Czechoslovakia. This was the company Erste Nordböhmische Metallwarenfabrik in Dolni Poustevna (code jvd).
For more about magazines for the P.38 pistol, see my book Magazine Spotters Guide to P.38 Pistols. Also available in the US.
There were no P.38 pistols assembled at the company Jos. Rathgeber in München. We have this theory that they may have something to do with the production of the slides marked with the code cvq, but again we do not know this for sure yet.
Hi there
Yust a short note from norway
I read the article about the P.38 and I must say the the informations about
Spreewerk is wrong. First of all the companys name was Spreewerk and written like this and not with an e. The Spreewerk pistols was not produced in Berlin, but at their new plant in the Czechoslovakia. This factory was named Spreewerk Werk Grottau. The production did not start in 1940. As matter of fact this factory was not ready for any production until late 1941. Spreewerk also had the second factory not so far away from Werk Grottau, this factory was called Werk Kratzau, mostly producing ammunition. It was at this factory the Spreewerk magazine production took place.
Grip plates for Spreewerk was produced at the company Julius Posselt, Gablons an Neise again not so far from Werk Grottau (code W1). Magazines were also produced in Czechoslovakia. This was the company Erste Nordböhmische Metallwarenfabrik in Dolni Poustevna (code jvd).
For more about magazines for the P.38 pistol, see my book Magazine Spotters Guide to P.38 Pistols. Also available in the US.
There were no P.38 pistols assembled at the company Jos. Rathgeber in München. We have this theory that they may have something to do with the production of the slides marked with the code cvq, but again we do not know this for sure yet.
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