Object Name:
Pistol
Year Range from:
1939
Year Range to:
1945
Description:
German Walther P38 Semiautomatic Pistol
9mm, brown bakelite grip, manufactured by Mauser
Two (2) clips
The Walther P38 is a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol that was developed by Walther arms as the service pistol of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II.
The P38 was the first locked-breech pistol to use a double-action/single-action (DA/SA) trigger. The shooter could chamber a round, use the de-cocking lever to safely lower the hammer without firing the round, and carry the weapon loaded. Pulling the trigger cocks the hammer before firing the first shot with double-action operation. The firing mechanism extracts and ejects the first spent round, cocks the hammer, and chambers a fresh round for single-action operation with each subsequent shot - all features found in many modern day handguns. In addition to the DA/SA trigger, the P38 featured a loaded chamber indicator in the form of a metal rod that protrudes out of the top rear end of the slide when a round is in the chamber.
This P38 was removed from dead German soldier by unidentified American soldier during Wourld War II. Traded for cigarettes by Murray Bell, 116th Infantry from Youngsville, LA.
9mm, brown bakelite grip, manufactured by Mauser
Two (2) clips
The Walther P38 is a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol that was developed by Walther arms as the service pistol of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II.
The P38 was the first locked-breech pistol to use a double-action/single-action (DA/SA) trigger. The shooter could chamber a round, use the de-cocking lever to safely lower the hammer without firing the round, and carry the weapon loaded. Pulling the trigger cocks the hammer before firing the first shot with double-action operation. The firing mechanism extracts and ejects the first spent round, cocks the hammer, and chambers a fresh round for single-action operation with each subsequent shot - all features found in many modern day handguns. In addition to the DA/SA trigger, the P38 featured a loaded chamber indicator in the form of a metal rod that protrudes out of the top rear end of the slide when a round is in the chamber.
This P38 was removed from dead German soldier by unidentified American soldier during Wourld War II. Traded for cigarettes by Murray Bell, 116th Infantry from Youngsville, LA.
Other Name:
P38 Walther & 2 clips
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