Walther P38 AC44

[Classic12]

While picking up a beautiful Ithaca 1911 A1 at the LGS, I asked them abt a WWII P38 I saw in their catalogue

https://www.lagardere.ch/images/fichiers/catalogue202012.pdf

Turns out they had 4

I picked up the one made by Walther for $ 985.-

 

[Classic12]

The German trio with the 1936 Mauser made Luger and the 1944 FN GP35

Then I remembered I also have a 1939 Walther PPK, I think it fits in the group

So I had to shoot them at a little themed range day

 

[highpower3006]

Nice! Up until a few years ago I never had a P38, then I found an ac44 with the original holster for a really good price and I was hooked. Since then I have picked up a cyq (Spreewerk) and two byf (Mauser) P38's. I like the history of them and they are still somewhat affordable compared to Lugers.

I have a few P08's, but nowadays the prices on them are such that I haven't been able to justify the cost except in rare cases. Lately I am concentrating more on guns the Germans used that were made in other countries, like the Femaru M37, Radoms, FN P35's, etc..

P38's:

ac44

byf44

cyq

The beater of the group (and my favorite to shoot for some reason) a March 1945 byf that suffered from very poor storage.

 

[jar]

I have a bring back AC P-38 that was later chromed. They really are fun to shoot in the classic one hand squeeze, rock up, rock down squeeze format.