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Weapons · Germany · 1938-1945

Walther P38

service pistol

Adopted to replace the costlier, more delicate Luger, the P38 was one of the first military pistols with a double-action trigger and a locked-breech short-recoil action that influenced many postwar handgun designs.

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caliber9x19mm Parabellum
capacity8-round magazine
produced~1.2 million

Western Europe, Eastern Front, Balkans, Mediterranean and North Africa

Spreewerk manufactured Walther P38 From flickr user handvapensamlingen - Pistols used in Norway.
Spreewerk manufactured Walther P38 From flickr user handvapensamlingen - Pistols used in Norway.Askild Antonsen · CC BY 2.0 · source
1943 Mauser barrel illustrating locking-block feature.
1943 Mauser barrel illustrating locking-block feature.Krunchy99 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Mauser-made "byf 44" P38 with mixed-material leather and prestoff holster. Holster coded "CXB 4" for Lederwarenfabrik Moll, 1944
Mauser-made "byf 44" P38 with mixed-material leather and prestoff holster. Holster coded "CXB 4" for Lederwarenfabrik Moll, 1944Spencerpklein at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · source