P 3. 8 Pistol. Walther P 3. Pistol. By LTC Joel Johnston Ret, US Army   Ordnance Corps. P 3. 8 BYF 4. 4 Mauser 1. Matching. numbers, Original finish, Non import. History  The P 3. The design came immediately before WWII as a replacement for. Luger.   The pistol was the first double action combat handgun and was. Walther, Mauser, and Spreewerk. It had a. British. Special Forces often used captured P 3. Manufactures and Varieties  Wartime P 3. P08%20byf%2041%204487t%20links.jpg' alt='Luger Serial Number Date' title='Luger Serial Number Date' />Walther, Mauser, and Spreewerk of Spandau Berlin. Walthers. AC and then the date. The same is true. Mausers which are marked with BYF and the date. Spreewerk was a bit. CYQ and no date.   The. Spreewerks are the roughest finished of the lot. They often have rough. As with most German war materiel, the. Walther made a post. P 1 starting in 1. Walther Banner and an aluminum frame vs the all steel frame of the WWII pistol. AC over 4. BYF marking on slide. CYQ marking on slide. JVD mag, Czech made. Jagdkarabiner Parabellum In the early Luger literature, there has been little written about the DWM circa 190001 twodigit serial numbered preproduction. I cant be sure from the picture, but it looks like there is a suffix letter below the number on the grip frame, in which case the gun would not be an early. Home of Femforce and Golden Age reprints. Find out the latest information about AC products coming down the pike, be introduced to the AC Comics creative team, or. Walther mag mark. Military guns have 3 proofs. Specifics on Markings. These values are approximate and only for matching, original finish and. I think collector and gun show prices are. Blue Book.   This is true with many martial arms. Bv Raman Astrology Books Pdf Free Download there. Jan%20C%20Still/200771022556_Fig.5.1.1939S429078n.JPG' alt='Luger Serial Number Date' title='Luger Serial Number Date' />There are other factors such as matching magazines and holsters that may drive a price. Serial Range. 0xxxxxx. Walther. see below. Zero Code series were the first military P 3. Mauser 1935 S42 G Date Military Luger 9mm Luger caliber pistol. Serial numbers are matching, except for the magazine. Bore is excellent. PreOwned Firearms Our sales team updates this list directly from the store at checkout time each time a preowned firearm is sold. While we make every effort to keep. This 1939 dated Luger has the manufacturers code of 42 which tells us that it was made by Mauser. As can be seen in the picture on the left, the date of 1939 is. Walther. banner. 0. Issue, high polish, black checkered grips, no suffix on serial. Issue, thin slide, external extractor, square firing pin. Issue, round firing pin, after ser 1. Walther. No Walther banner, replaced with 4. April 1. 94. 0. Walther. AC code for Walther, followed by year of 4. October 1. 94. 0. Walther. 7. 38. 4 9. AC no date, AC also on left triggerguard, very scarce. Walther. 9. 98. 8 5. AC, high polish, hand stamped. Walther. 5. 94. 2a 9. New German Alpha Numerica serial number system used for remainder of the. Walther. 1 4. 52. P3. 8s produced. Walther. Walther. 1 9. 19. Another big year with 9. Spss 21 Software Free Download Full Version. Walther. 1 9. 99. AC is over the 4. Walther. 1 9. 99. Changed to single line AC4. Walther. 1a 9. 99. L. No changes. Walther. Last of the war, 4. Walther. 0. 25. 96. Late war Zero Code. Early war Mauser, dull finish. Eagle L Police Issue, Eagle can be over L,N, or F. Eagle L Police Issue, Eagle can be over L,N, or F. A few made and then code switched to SVW. Code found on last ditch P3. Nazi proofed. Same as above, but a post war French assembly, no Nazi proofs. Beginning Cycling. Spreewerke. 1 9. Spreewerke of Spandau, Berlin. No date of manufacture. FN frame adds. Spreewerke. Last ditch P 3. 8, die broke and Y became a V assembled in Munich from. Fabrique National. FN marked on slide, shipped to Walther and assembled on their guns. Boehmische. none. Boehmische. Waffenfabrik,Strakonitz plant, Prague locking blocks and barrels. Waffenwerke Bruenn, Wsetin plant, Czechoslovakia. Various subassembly parts. Nordbohmische. none. Erste Nordboehmische Metallwarenfabrik. Adolf Roessler,  Sudetenland. Walther. Magazine, late war Walther. Buying Tips Frankly, WWII mid to late war German P 3. P 1.   Otherwise, I advise not buy a. There are just too many. Besides, a quality gun. Non matching refers to the serial. On most wartime German guns, the last two digits of the receiver. On a P 3. 8, the entire. The. locking lug often is numbered with the last two or three digits of the serial. Unlike a Luger that has every single part numbered, getting a. P 3. 8 is not that difficult since there are only 3 major and 1 minor. Incidentally, while the Germans were furiously stamping. Americans were turning out 6. M 1 carbines per day. Currently, there are many Russian. Capture P 3. 8s on the market. Many of these were re finished and. Look for these marks They may be on the side or on the backstrap. Also look at. This is another area they stamp import marks and it will. Russian captures can be had in all varieties for. P1s are  2. 50 3. Click to enlarge and print the Exploded Disassembly Diagram. DisassemblyMake Sure Your. Weapon is Unloaded firstDisclaimer. Ol Army Joel accepts no responsibility for accidents involving improper. Virtual Arms Room is no substitute for expertise and.