Walther P-38

Meldoc · 09-14-2007, 12:41 PM

Howdy....this is my first post.
I just purchased a Walther P-38 (p1) and fired it for the first time. It was love a first sight (no pun). I never thought I'd love anything more than my 1911 that I built for competition, but this little puppy is endearing. I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions regarding this gun.
Thanks in advance.

Meldoc

rondog · 09-14-2007, 03:34 PM

Comment and suggestion coming up.....

A-10 · 09-14-2007, 04:08 PM

Congradulations and welcome to the forum.

Zen900 · 09-14-2007, 04:17 PM

I like my P38 alot too even though I don't have the kinks out of it such as brass hitting me in the head. I have added wood grips and new recoil springs(it really didn't need recoil springs). This winter I think I'll work on the extractor. Even though the design is kinda dated(it's still being made in the USA) it is really one of the most beautiful machines ever made.

TheJoker · 09-14-2007, 10:48 PM

Greetings and welcome, Meldoc!!! It was suggested to me to replace the recoils springs in my P-38. I did so and I found the replacements quite a bit longer. I think it was a good suggestion and investment. You can get a pair springs a Numrich for $11.20 and good springs will surely save wear on the frame and locking block. My P-38 is one of my favorite plinkers!!!

denfoote · 10-04-2007, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rondog

Comment and suggestion coming up.....

Yer wish is my command!!

Walther AC-41

Post war commercial P38

Manurhin P1

I like P38s!!!

No +P ammo in these babies, though!!

P38 forum

http://forums.p38forum.com/forums/in...3d2b1b0f237b8a

Source for mags.

Walther P38

Have fun. They are great pistols!!

Zen900 · 10-04-2007, 01:01 AM

The post war P38s were made from 57-95. Very few parts interchange with the WWII P38s. The Post wars have an improved safety. Guns with Manhurin were assembled in Ulm and sent to Mulhouse to be finished.

Dookiebutt · 10-04-2007, 06:33 AM

I have our CYQ pistols and one HP. Two have capture papers.

rondog · 10-04-2007, 12:11 PM

An old friend of mine I haven't seen in 20+ years used to have the P38 that his dad took off a dead German. Also had a German .32 auto of some kind. Wonder if he still has them....

tempharm · 10-16-2007, 06:41 AM

Hello ! Newbie from Europe asks the forum where to buy it ? Cheers. TP

tempharm · 10-16-2007, 06:47 AM

Hey, anybody here to help a newby from Europe, interestd to buy such baby too ? THX

gunney_m · 10-16-2007, 10:16 AM

Walther makes a great gun, welcome to G&G.

toolman · 10-16-2007, 10:24 AM

tempharm, welcome to G&G. I'm not sure who has the P-38's in stock, but I would imagine it to be near impossible to order a gun from the U.S. and have it shipped to a European country anyway. If you could, it would be extremely expensive. Maybe one of the other guys here has some experience with that situation that would be more helpful.

rondog · 10-16-2007, 01:46 PM

AIM Surplus has post-war Walther P38's in stock. $239.95, just got a catalog from them yesterday.

SilverRun · 10-16-2007, 06:40 PM

Southern Ohio Gun also has them for $259.95. I think I want one as well. Soon as I get the G-34 off layaway. I work with a budget!

I think you will have a tough time getting a pistol from the U.S. to Europe. The U.S. compnaies are importing them from Europe - you should be able to find them in your country if they are legal there.

tempharm · 10-17-2007, 05:31 AM

Thanks, guys for help, but I have checked and our authorities are typically too birocratic to allow the import it from US to our Country. At least for my life time.....any european owner wishes to sell it ? Thanks.

Ccraig82338 · 10-21-2007, 11:47 PM

I have a P38 with slide markings cyq and 230 and V
on left side. On the right side there is the number 88 under three horizontal bars, a swastika in a circle under an eagle, and the number 88 surmounted by a small star. (As far as I can make out.) Can anyone tell me what these mean? Thanks. Bob

Agent006 · 10-25-2007, 03:49 AM

Bob, you seem to have a P38 nearly identical to mine. Your P38's CYQ code indicates that it was manufactured by Spreewerke out of Berlin. The 230 V is the serial number and if you see this number down on the frame above the trigger guard and facing forward on the barrel block, you most likely have a matching numbers piece. The other markings are called "Waffenampts" which are the manufacturers proof marks. Your gun was most likely made sometime between January and March of 1945.

Ccraig82338 · 11-04-2007, 01:18 AM

Thanks for the information. My frame and slide numbers match. Lucky me! Is there any difference value-wise between wartime and post-war models? The wartime models have the nazi markings and that might appeal to some people.

SnakesInMyHead · 11-04-2007, 02:05 PM

Meldoc, congratulations on your P-38. excellent choice. don't use hollow points. they only digest hardball in factory configuration.

09-14-2007, 12:41 PM	#1
Meldoc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1 Trader Rating: (0)	Walther P-38 Howdy....this is my first post. I just purchased a Walther P-38 (p1) and fired it for the first time. It was love a first sight (no pun). I never thought I'd love anything more than my 1911 that I built for competition, but this little puppy is endearing. I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions regarding this gun. Thanks in advance. Meldoc

09-14-2007, 10:48 PM	#5
TheJoker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 230 Trader Rating: (0)	Greetings and welcome, Meldoc!!! It was suggested to me to replace the recoils springs in my P-38. I did so and I found the replacements quite a bit longer. I think it was a good suggestion and investment. You can get a pair springs a Numrich for $11.20 and good springs will surely save wear on the frame and locking block. My P-38 is one of my favorite plinkers!!! __________________ "Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss." :joker:

10-16-2007, 06:41 AM	#10
tempharm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4 Trader Rating: (0)	want to buy it too ? Hello ! Newbie from Europe asks the forum where to buy it ? Cheers. TP

10-16-2007, 10:24 AM	#13
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,356 Trader Rating: (0)	tempharm, welcome to G&G. I'm not sure who has the P-38's in stock, but I would imagine it to be near impossible to order a gun from the U.S. and have it shipped to a European country anyway. If you could, it would be extremely expensive. Maybe one of the other guys here has some experience with that situation that would be more helpful. __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

10-17-2007, 05:31 AM	#16
tempharm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4 Trader Rating: (0)	walther p38 Thanks, guys for help, but I have checked and our authorities are typically too birocratic to allow the import it from US to our Country. At least for my life time.....any european owner wishes to sell it ? Thanks.

09-14-2007, 03:34 PM	#2
rondog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 1,238 Trader Rating: (0)	Comment and suggestion coming up.....

09-14-2007, 04:08 PM	#3
A-10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 725 Trader Rating: (0)	Congradulations and welcome to the forum.

09-14-2007, 04:17 PM	#4
Zen900 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 685 Trader Rating: (0)	I like my P38 alot too even though I don't have the kinks out of it such as brass hitting me in the head. I have added wood grips and new recoil springs(it really didn't need recoil springs). This winter I think I'll work on the extractor. Even though the design is kinda dated(it's still being made in the USA) it is really one of the most beautiful machines ever made.

10-04-2007, 01:01 AM	#7
Zen900 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 685 Trader Rating: (0)	The post war P38s were made from 57-95. Very few parts interchange with the WWII P38s. The Post wars have an improved safety. Guns with Manhurin were assembled in Ulm and sent to Mulhouse to be finished.

10-04-2007, 06:33 AM	#8
Dookiebutt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,021 Trader Rating: (0)	I have our CYQ pistols and one HP. Two have capture papers.

10-04-2007, 12:11 PM	#9
rondog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 1,238 Trader Rating: (0)	An old friend of mine I haven't seen in 20+ years used to have the P38 that his dad took off a dead German. Also had a German .32 auto of some kind. Wonder if he still has them....

10-16-2007, 06:47 AM	#11
tempharm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4 Trader Rating: (0)	Hey, anybody here to help a newby from Europe, interestd to buy such baby too ? THX

10-16-2007, 10:16 AM	#12
gunney_m Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Muskogee,Ok Posts: 1,931 Trader Rating: (0)	Walther makes a great gun, welcome to G&G.

10-16-2007, 01:46 PM	#14
rondog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 1,238 Trader Rating: (0)	AIM Surplus has post-war Walther P38's in stock. $239.95, just got a catalog from them yesterday.

10-16-2007, 06:40 PM	#15
SilverRun Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: AL Posts: 1,659 Trader Rating: (0)	Southern Ohio Gun also has them for $259.95. I think I want one as well. Soon as I get the G-34 off layaway. I work with a budget! I think you will have a tough time getting a pistol from the U.S. to Europe. The U.S. compnaies are importing them from Europe - you should be able to find them in your country if they are legal there.

10-21-2007, 11:47 PM	#17
Ccraig82338 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Trader Rating: (0)	P38 markings I have a P38 with slide markings cyq and 230 and V on left side. On the right side there is the number 88 under three horizontal bars, a swastika in a circle under an eagle, and the number 88 surmounted by a small star. (As far as I can make out.) Can anyone tell me what these mean? Thanks. Bob

10-25-2007, 03:49 AM	#18
Agent006 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Carolina Upstate Posts: 179 Trader Rating: (0)	P38 Markings Bob, you seem to have a P38 nearly identical to mine. Your P38's CYQ code indicates that it was manufactured by Spreewerke out of Berlin. The 230 V is the serial number and if you see this number down on the frame above the trigger guard and facing forward on the barrel block, you most likely have a matching numbers piece. The other markings are called "Waffenampts" which are the manufacturers proof marks. Your gun was most likely made sometime between January and March of 1945.

11-04-2007, 01:18 AM	#19
Ccraig82338 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks Thanks for the information. My frame and slide numbers match. Lucky me! Is there any difference value-wise between wartime and post-war models? The wartime models have the nazi markings and that might appeal to some people.

11-04-2007, 02:05 PM	#20
SnakesInMyHead Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: tennessee Posts: 10 Trader Rating: (0)	Meldoc, congratulations on your P-38. excellent choice. don't use hollow points. they only digest hardball in factory configuration.