Hi all,
It's literally been YEARS since I've posted on TFL. I've been away from the online firearms discussion realm, and was happy to see TFL still going strong when I looked today.
I'm posting because I inherited a number of firearms a few years ago, one of which is a Walther P38. It's an AC 40 gun with a slide serial number indicating it was made in December 1940. The frame and locking block serials are the same, but don't match the slide.... Anyway, that's all beside the point. It's not an investment gun, and looks to be a good shooter.
The thing I noticed right away when I got this gun was the mag catch. It looks like it's been "rigged" at some point. It's definitely not standard, and I was wondering if anyone has ever seen a similar setup on a P38. I'll let the attached images speak for themselves instead of trying to explain it here in words...
Any insight/comments are appreciated!
Btw, I posted similar threads on a couple of other forums about a couple of other firearms I inherited (1893 Colt SAA and 1939 Colt Woodsman). Check 'em out of you like:
http://www.coltforum.com/forums/colt-revolvers/45227-1893-frontier-six-shooter-saa.html
http://www.coltforum.com/forums/colt-semiauto-pistols/45228-1939-colt-woodsman.html
Thanks,
AKrob
Mag Catch Pics:
Other pics:
http://s1092.photobucket.com/albums/i403/alkrob/?action=view¤t=P38_LockingBlock.jpg
http://s1092.photobucket.com/albums/i403/alkrob/?action=view¤t=P38_LeftSlideSerial.jpg
http://s1092.photobucket.com/albums/i403/alkrob/?action=view¤t=P38_LeftFrameSerial.jpg
http://s1092.photobucket.com/albums/i403/alkrob/?action=view¤t=P38_Left.jpg
http://s1092.photobucket.com/albums/i403/alkrob/?action=view¤t=P38_RightSlideStamp.jpg
http://s1092.photobucket.com/albums/i403/alkrob/?action=view¤t=P38_Right.jpg
It's literally been YEARS since I've posted on TFL. I've been away from the online firearms discussion realm, and was happy to see TFL still going strong when I looked today.
I'm posting because I inherited a number of firearms a few years ago, one of which is a Walther P38. It's an AC 40 gun with a slide serial number indicating it was made in December 1940. The frame and locking block serials are the same, but don't match the slide.... Anyway, that's all beside the point. It's not an investment gun, and looks to be a good shooter.
The thing I noticed right away when I got this gun was the mag catch. It looks like it's been "rigged" at some point. It's definitely not standard, and I was wondering if anyone has ever seen a similar setup on a P38. I'll let the attached images speak for themselves instead of trying to explain it here in words...
Any insight/comments are appreciated!
Btw, I posted similar threads on a couple of other forums about a couple of other firearms I inherited (1893 Colt SAA and 1939 Colt Woodsman). Check 'em out of you like:
http://www.coltforum.com/forums/colt-revolvers/45227-1893-frontier-six-shooter-saa.html
http://www.coltforum.com/forums/colt-semiauto-pistols/45228-1939-colt-woodsman.html
Thanks,
AKrob
Mag Catch Pics:
Other pics:
http://s1092.photobucket.com/albums/i403/alkrob/?action=view¤t=P38_LockingBlock.jpg
http://s1092.photobucket.com/albums/i403/alkrob/?action=view¤t=P38_LeftSlideSerial.jpg
http://s1092.photobucket.com/albums/i403/alkrob/?action=view¤t=P38_LeftFrameSerial.jpg
http://s1092.photobucket.com/albums/i403/alkrob/?action=view¤t=P38_Left.jpg
http://s1092.photobucket.com/albums/i403/alkrob/?action=view¤t=P38_RightSlideStamp.jpg
http://s1092.photobucket.com/albums/i403/alkrob/?action=view¤t=P38_Right.jpg