![]() Besides a DA/SA trigger design similar to that of the earlier the P38 featured a visible and tactile in the form of a metal rod that protrudes out of the top rear end of the slide when a round is present in the chamber. 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. Pulling the trigger cocks the hammer before firing the first shot with double-action operation. This lever can stay down, keeping the pistol 'on safe' or be immediately returned to the straight position, keeping the weapon safely 'ready' with a double-action trigger pull for the first shot. The shooter could chamber a round, use the safety- lever to safely lower the hammer without firing the round, and carry the weapon loaded. The P38 was the first locked-breech pistol to use a (the earlier double-action was an unlocked design, but the more powerful round used in the P38 mandated a locked breech design). Design details From an engineering perspective the P38 was a semi-automatic pistol design that introduced technical features that are found in other semi-automatic pistols like the and its sub-variant adopted by the United States military. In addition to the 9×19mm Parabellum version, some and some versions were also manufactured and sold. Several experimental versions were later created in, and, but these were never mass-produced. After a few thousand pistols the Heer changed all codes from numbers to letters and Walther was given the 'ac' code. The third series pistols satisfactorily solved the previous problems for the Heer and mass production began in mid-1940, using Walther's military production identification code '480'. Walther began manufacture at their plant in and produced three series of 'Test' pistols, designated by a '0' prefix to the serial number. The P38 concept was accepted by the German military in 1938 but production of actual prototype ('Test') pistols did not begin until late 1939. ![]() Development The first designs submitted to the German Army featured a locked breech and a hidden hammer, but the Heer requested that it be redesigned with an external hammer. It was intended to replace the costly, the production of which was scheduled to end in 1942. Walther P38 Type Place of origin Service history In service 1938–present Used by See Wars Production history Designed 1938 Manufacturer, Produced Walther P38 1939-1945 Pistole P1 1957-2000 No. built 1,000,000 Variants, P1, P38K, P38 SD, P4 Specifications Weight 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) Length 216 mm (8.5 in) length 125 mm (4.9 in), locked breech 365 m/s (1,200 ft/s) Effective firing range Sights set for 50 (55 ) Feed system 8-round detachable single-stack Sights The Walther P38 (originally written Walther P.38) is a that was developed by as the of the at the beginning of. ![]()
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