Influx of P38s

[Destro]

There has been a recent influx of P38s on the market at a few popular C&R retailers, anyone know where these came from? Or even what the import marks look like?

Goat barn in Africa too?

 

[cobber]

There has been a recent influx of P38s on the market at a few popular C&R retailers, anyone know where these came from? Or even what the import marks look like?

Goat barn in Africa too?

J&G Sales has one, don't see any markings in the various views.

 

[Bugzilla]

Did Lockheed retool??

 

[Bassat]

Nope. Someone found a bunker of C-rations.

 

[STEEL CORE]

Yup opened a few can of “C’s” back in the day.

 

[Bugzilla]

Derailed in only three posts. Going for a record!

 

[BigMoose]

They are early postwar P1s with the alloy frame.. Early P1s used the P38s until the germans bothered to change the tooling they were using to stamp P1, instead of P38s

 

[Bassat]

Ok, I give up. What is a P38 if it is not a can opener or an airplane? Pics? Description?

 

[bashMOH]

Ok, I give up. What is a P38 if it is not a can opener or an airplane? Pics? Description?

Based on some context clues, my guess is Walther p38

 

[Kurr]

Ok, I give up. What is a P38 if it is not a can opener or an airplane? Pics? Description?

 

[Destro]

Sorry, this is what I mean

 

[BigMoose]

Despite the slide markings (which are from the leftover WW2 tooling used to make these pistols), this batch is all early P1 production.

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[DadSmith]

Sorry, this is what I mean

 

[shootersix]

My dad got pi$$ed at gander mountain one time, they got in a shipment of p38/p1’s they advertised them in the newspaper and he made the comment “I wouldn’t mind a p/38”

So mom drove to gander told them she wanted a p38, guy said “why? The p1’s are newer and better!”…so she bought the p1 instead

 

[MrSmitty]

Nope. Someone found a bunker of C-rations.

Dangit, beat me to it!!!

 

[Dingleberry]

AIM Surplus??

 

[Destro]

There are several other retailers with them as well.

Just wondering if anyone had any information about where they came from. For example, a few years back, a big batch was released to market that were Russian captures.

 

[BigMoose]

There are several other retailers with them as well.

Just wondering if anyone had any information about where they came from. For example, a few years back, a big batch was released to market that were Russian captures.

These are all postwar West German made early run P1 that are marked P38, so that puts them in the 1957 to 1963 range.

 

[BigMoose]

AIM Surplus??

Mosin Crate and everyone else has them too.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

These are all postwar West German made early run P1 that are marked P38, so that puts them in the 1957 to 1963 range.

But he's wondering where they came from... not so much about when they were made.