Die Waffen waren brüniert und hatten ein hochwertiges finish. Often the slide is actually date-stamped, which helps Die ersten P38 hatten die Beschriftung der Walther-Werke, die Bezeichnung P.38 und die Seriennummer. A few steel-framed guns were in the s/n 500,000 range.

Mauser and Spreewerke P38s changed their system from year to year, with each year being unique Generally speaking, and with some exceptions, it is pretty straightforward to correlate postwar P38 serial numbers with the date of manufacture, which began in 1957 s/n 1001 and ended in the early 1990s around s/n 475,000. However, 1943 models ranged from 1 to 9999n. the first-issue P38s in 1940 had serial numbers that ranged from 01 to 01000. Three companies made P38s for Germany during the war years Walther, Mauser, and Spreewerk Each year and manufacturer had a different serial number system. Location: Near the border of occupied Azlan and Mexico. Less than hundred produced, 4 digit serialĪ few thousands produced, 1 to 5 digit serialġ0,500 produced, 1 to 5 digit serial with letterĢ,000 produced, 1 to 4 digit serial in Farsiġ934/06 Commercial Dated - produced 1937-1942Īpproximately 1,000 produced, 1 to 4 digit serialĪ few thousand produced, 1 to 5 digit serial with letterĬaliber 7.65mm or 9mm Parabellum - 4. Less than 1,000 produced, 1 to 3 digit serial Unmarked Simson Rework - produced 1930-1933įrankenschloss Rework - produced 1930-1933Ĭaliber 7.65mm or 9mm Parabellum - 4' barrelĪ few hundred produced, 1 to 3 digit serialĭWM/Mauser Oberndorf - produced 1930-1934 Unmarked Mauser Rework - produced 1930-1933 One or two thousand produced, 1 to 5 digit serialġ0,000-12,000 produced, 1 to 5 digit serial with letterįew produced, 1 to 5 digit serial with letter Many thousands produced, 1 to 5 digit serial with letter

Waffenfabrik Bern Luger Identification Guide If anyone has questions or suggestions, please contact 2000, 2010, 2013 by ġ906 Vickers-Dutch Commercial - produced 1922-1926 To the best of our knowledge,Īll the examples shown are original pre-1945 manufacture. The 1920 dated and double dated rework Lugers (DWM and Erfurt) are in the 'Lugers - DWM Commercial 1898-1929' Gallery. This is one of a series of identification guides for small arms. Luger Identification Guide - Rework and non-DWM Lugers (1915-1945)

Mauser p38 serial number guide