German Walther P38 Pistol
German Walther P38 Pistol
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- Description
- Physical Description
- German Walther P38 pistol, 9 mm.
- General History
- The Carl Walther Company began development of a new military pistol in the mid-1930s to replace the WW I Luger design. In 1938, the Werhmacht adopted Walther's design and called it the "Pistole 38." The pistol went into full production by mid-1940 and became standard issue in the World War II. Although never as famous as the Luger pistol, the P38 was issued to far more troops.
- Object Name
- pistol
- Other Terms
- pistol; Firearms; Center Fire; 9 Mm; Rifled
- licensee
- Walther
- maker
- Mauser
- Place Made
- Germany
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 3/4 in x 8 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 14.605 cm x 20.955 cm x 3.81 cm
- ID Number
- AF.58195M
- catalog number
- 58195M
- accession number
- 209540
- Credit Line
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
- subject
- Firearms
- World War II
- The Great Depression and World War II
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- Military
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- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Comments
How does the Museum come into possession of an item in the collection of WWII German artifacts? Do people just bring them in?
Major James Kisser
Mon, 2018-03-05 12:37
William Crawford
Tue, 2019-05-14 08:06