Type: Double. action Caliber: 9x. Luger/Parabellum Weight unloaded: 8. Overall length: 2. Barrel length: 1. Magazine capacity: 8 rounds.

By 1. 93. 1, the German army had already began their search for a new. P0. 8 Parabellum. Walther decided that they.

Walther P-38 Pistol By LTC Joel Johnston (Ret), US Army Ordnance Corps P-38 BYF 44 (Mauser 1944). Matching numbers, Original finish, Non-import. Codes and Markings: 101 Code following the model name on arms made for Sears, Roebuck & Company by Savage. 102 Code following the model name on arms made for Sears.

The backs trap was performed by the plastic. The. first really genuine P3. Zero- series. Finally on April 1, 1. Walther. was able to achieve its' monthly goal of 1. Below is pictured an example. Zero series P3. 8 produced by Walther.

Left side view of the Zero series P3. Note. rounded lanyard loop, and slot on the grips.

Handguns Of WWII: The German P3. By Mike “Duke” Venturino, American Handgunner. Next to the Luger, Germany’s most recognized World War II handgun was the Walther- designed P3. It’s credited as being the first military pistol with a double action trigger pull. As with the Luger, it was issued to the German army (Heer) in 9mm Parabellum.

However some commercial P3. Parabellum round. Actually the name P3. The Germans didn’t adopt this design in 1. April 2. 6, 1. 94. What is very interesting is the reason for the delay from 1.

1. Legend: "P.38" - "480" - serial number. Finish: Re-finished: Grips: black-brown Bakelit grips with horizontal lines: Serial number: 4-digit number left on frame.
2. In December of 1942 Mauser stopped production of the Luger pistol and started producing P.38's. This variation of pistols will have many parts marked e/135.

Click on images to enlarge: Left side view of the Zero series P38. Note rounded lanyard loop, and slot on the grips.

Walther’s initial design for the P3. German ordnance officers did not like that feature and requested Walther to redesign it with an exposed hammer.

What I find odd about that fact is the Luger (P0. Something else that should be said is the German Wehrmacht, which included the army (Heer), navy (Kreigsmarine) and air force (Luffwaffe), collectively were not unhappy with their Lugers. In fact all three services kept them in use right until the Third Reich’s surrender in 1. The reason for the P3. Lugers were very intricate, time- consuming pistols to manufacture.

The Germans wanted one easier to make — and cheaper too. Best One? The pistol they got was arguably the finest handgun used by any nation in World War II. Naturally at this point rabid Colt 1. How could any 9mm be better than the American .

Military Semi Auto Pistols of the World By Cliff Carlisle. Between 1900 and the start of WW2 most countries adopted a semi auto pistol for their military. I tried to make it as straight. The Walther P38 can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors. Legend: "P.38" - "ac43" - serial number: Finish: military finish: Grips: black Bakelit grips with horizontal lines: Serial number: 4-digit number with suffix left.

ACP?” It’s doubtful if anyone shot with the lowly 9mm bullet from a P3. The trade- off in knockdown power was countered by these factors. A German soldier could carry two 9mm cartridges for the weight of one . ACP round, along with a pistol weighing about a half pound less. Also its magazine held eight cartridges to the 1.

Finally it was safer to carry with a round chambered due to its double action trigger mechanism. The Walther firm couldn’t begin to produce enough P3. Germany’s needs, so in 1.

Mauser and Spreewerkes also began manufacture. Over the decades since World War II collectors have divided P3. Regardless, all P3.

They have 5. They have a “hammer drop” safety: meaning if the hammer is at full cock then when the safety is engaged it drops. There is no danger of firing, because as the safety lever is rotated a block of steel bars the hammer from hitting the firing pin. Also when the safety is engaged the double action trigger is disengaged.

When the safety is disengaged then the double action trigger is re- engaged. That’s German engineering at its best. Another fine idea for a combat handgun is the loaded chamber indicator at the rear of the slide just above the hammer recess. Therefore a German Landser (infantryman) sitting in a foxhole in the dark can tell if his handgun is ready to use without making noise.

It’s also probably safe to say all German military P3. For instance, my P3. Mauser in 1. 94. 3. I have not included all the different manufacturer codes because the subject is just too complex to cover here. In my casual research I have not stumbled onto exact production figures for each P3. World War II. John Walter, in his above mentioned book, gives 5.

He does say Spreewerke was the largest producer with 2. Here’s an utterly fascinating tidbit from his book. According to Walter in one month alone — July 1. Germans lost 5. 2,0. Next to the Luger, Germany’s most recognized World War II handgun was the Walther- designed P3. Shooting. From the shooter’s standpoint P3.

I’ve found them to be much more reliable than Lugers. Whereas the latter pistol has a well- deserved reputation for finicky- ness with ammunition, the P3. I’ve fired mine with several types and shapes of jacketed bullets, commercially cast roundnose bullets, and my own home cast roundnose bullets.

All have functioned fine, which is not the same as saying my P3. It will fail to totally eject a case perhaps once in every couple hundred rounds.

A factor by which I think Lugers, in general, surpass P3. Again I’m judging that by a single specimen of each in my collection. However, it’s something several books dedicated to World War II firearms also mention. Another engineering point where the German P3. P3. 8’s sights to be zeroed. Again let’s compare the P3.

U. S. That latter handgun can only be zeroed for windage. The front sight is staked into the slide so elevation is what you get. On the other hand there are various heights of sight blades available for P3. Furthermore, those blades can be drifted laterally in their dovetails in order to change windage too.

My P3. 8 hit center but very low when I bought it. A visit to my gunsmith revealed he had a handful of P3. We picked the lowest and put it in. Now my P3. 8 hits to its sights with most loads. Perhaps the best compliment given to the P3.

I read in one or another of my many books on World War II firearms. It said American GIs wanted Lugers for souvenirs — but they picked up P3. Photos By Yvonne Venturino. Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Traduttore Ita Download Youtube there. Thanks to the team at American Handgunner for this article to the Daily Caller.