Adopted by the German armed forces in 1938 this excellent pistol is still in service today. Designed to replace the Luger P.08 which was expensive to produce the P.38 could be quickly and easily produced and include such features as a handcocked trigger and up to date safety devices. Robust, accurate and hard wearing it can be easily stripped for cleaning and is more reliable than the Luger. This is a late war Mauser manufactured example with military acceptance stamps.
Marks and Stamps: (L side of slider) P38 bVf44 Serial no (R side of slider) Eagle/WaA135 acceptance stamp (Trigger guard front) (L) E (R) 16 (Under barrel) 8339 s (non-matching part?) (Base of mag) 6127 (Top of barrel) 9mm .752" 15 TONS PER (Square)"| Accession Number: 301 | Period of Use: 1938 - present |
| Type: Self loading/automatic pistol | War Zones: Second World War |
| Country of Origin: Germany | Type Date: 1938 |
| Manufacturer: Waffenfabrik Mauser A.G. Oberndorf | Serial Number: 5414 |
| Manufacture Date: 1944 | Calibre/Ammunition: 9mm Parabellum |
| Weight: 960g | Length Overall: 213mm |
| Cyclic Rate: Semi-auto | Length Barrel: 127mm |
| Deactivation Certificate Number: DA81634 |