Walther P38 - Revision history

Skizmophonic at 06:33, 25 February 2026

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	The Walther P38 ~~(originally written Walther P.38)~~ is a ~~9 mm~~ semi-automatic pistol that ~~was developed by Carl Walther GmbH~~ as the ~~service pistol of~~ the ~~Wehrmacht at the beginning of~~ World War II.		The Walther P38 is a German semi-automatic pistol chambered in [[9×19mm Parabellum]]. It introduced a double-action/single-action (DA/SA) trigger with a decocking safety lever on a locked-breech service pistol, features that influenced many later handguns. The P38 is best known as the Wehrmacht’s standard replacement for the [[Luger P08]] during World War II.
	=HISTORY=		==HISTORY==
	~~Due to the high production cost of the Luger P08,~~ Germany ~~sought~~ a replacement in ~~1927~~, selecting ~~the Walther~~ P38 in ~~1938. The P38 offered similar performance but was quicker to produce. Initially featuring a hidden hammer,~~ the ~~German Army requested an external hammer redesign~~. ~~Accepted~~ in 1938, ~~prototype~~ production ~~began in late 1939 at Walther's Zella~~-~~Mehlis plant~~. ~~Three series~~ of ~~"Test"~~ pistols ~~with a "0" serial number prefix~~ were ~~made~~, ~~resolving issues by~~ the ~~third series~~. ~~Mass production started~~ in ~~mid-1940~~. ~~Experimental versions in~~ .~~45 ACP and~~ .38 ~~Super were made but not mass~~-~~produced, while some 7~~.~~65×21mm Parabellum and~~ .~~22 Long Rifle versions were sold~~.		Germany began seeking a replacement for the expensive, labor-intensive Luger in the late 1920s, eventually selecting Walther’s P38 after a series of trial and “test” pistols in the late 1930s. Adopted in 1938 and entering mass production in 1940, the P38 used a short-recoil system with a locking block, allowing faster production than the P08 while providing modern features such as a decocking safety and a loaded-chamber indicator.
	~~<br>~~[https://en.~~wikipedia~~.~~org~~/~~wiki~~/~~Walther_P38 SOURCE~~]
			After World War II, large numbers of P38 pistols were captured, rebuilt, and redistributed, and the design continued in postwar forms (including French manufacture at Manurhin and later German P1 variants). Because of this wide postwar circulation, P38 pistols and related variants occasionally appeared far beyond Europe as surplus or captured sidearms, especially where older stocks remained in service for secondary roles.

			===Sources===
			* [https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1500083347 Imperial War Museums – The Walther P-38 pistol (collection entry)]
			* [https://royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-20140 Royal Armouries – Centrefire self-loading military pistol: Walther Model P.38 (collection entry)]
			* [https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-221950 Royal Museums Greenwich – Walther P38 pistol (collection entry)]
			* [https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/walther-pistols-9781472850805/ Osprey Publishing – ''Walther Pistols: PP, PPK and P 38'']
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	File:P38lede.jpg		File:P33338.jpg\|Walther P38 pistol.
	File:Z53221A 47284.jpg		File:Walther-p38-svw45-gray-ghost-9mm-pr61139.jpg\|Postwar “Gray Ghost”-style P38/P1 variant.
			File:P38lede.jpg\|Walther P38, profile view.
			File:Z53221A 47284.jpg\|Walther P38, detail view.
	File:P38vietnam.jpg\|Vietnam: L Co Ranger with a chrome P38.		File:P38vietnam.jpg\|Vietnam: L Co Ranger with a chrome P38.
	File:P38Field.jpg\|Officers of the PAVN during field maneuvers~~. They are visibly~~ carrying Walther P38 pistols.		File:P38Field.jpg\|Officers of the PAVN during field maneuvers carrying Walther P38 pistols.
	File:Anatomy-p38.png\|[https://www.candrsenal.com/product/anatomy-german-pistol-walther-p38-2/ ~~Buy a~~ print ~~of this here~~]		File:Anatomy-p38.png\|[https://www.candrsenal.com/product/anatomy-german-pistol-walther-p38-2/ Anatomy of the Walther P38 (print)]
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Skizmophonic at 05:06, 30 November 2024

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Skizmophonic at 04:49, 4 October 2024

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