Object Name:
Pistol
Year Range from:
1941
Description:
Walter P-38 Pistol with black bakelite grips.
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.
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.
Other Name:
P38 Walther w/ clip
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