Walther P38

Adopted in 1938, the Walther P38 is a Pistolet Double semi-automatic action used by the German army during the Second world war.

History

Developed in the current of the Years 1930 to replace celebrates it Luger P08 growing old, it is the heir to protype AP (Armee Pistol) developed in 1936. The orders of Wehrmacht were delivered by Walther but also by Mauser and Spreewerke.

After 1945, it was used as arms semi-lawful by the France (Police force, Armée, Gendarmerie), the Yugoslavia, the Portugal, the Austria, Israel, the Albania, the Norway and the Czechoslovakia.

Particularly precise and reliable and of a comfortable use for its time, it was produced after the war by using an alloy of alluminium and was marketed under the name of Walther P1 (lawful model of the Bundeswehr between 1957 and 1995, replaced by the HK P8).

Data sheet P38/P1

Gauge: 9 mm Parabellum, 7,65 mm Parabellum and 22 Long Riffle (P1)
Length: 21,8cm
Length of the gun: 12,4cm
Weight noncharged: 0,879kg (0,772kg for P1)
Weight charged: 1,077 (0,977kg for P1)
Capacity: 8 blows

Alternatives

The firm Carl Walther also proposed, in the years 1970, P4 and P38K, with shorter guns, intended to equip the police officers in uniform for the P4 and as a civilian for P38K .

P4 data sheet

Gauge: 9 mm Parabellum
Length: 20 cm
Length of the gun: 11 cm
Mass gun noncharged: 780 G
Capacity: 8 blows

Data sheet P38K

Gauge: 9 mm Parabellum
Length: 16 cm
Length of the gun: 7 cm
Mass gun noncharged: 770 G
Capacity: 8 blows

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