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The new part relies on the flaring of the body just behind theДЇront as well as a pronounced shoulder that extends down and engages a Is the lack of 'legs' on the front end of the newer part. Want to pay for this older and more expensive part. Simply could not locate an earlier version or when the owner didn't I have used some of these later covers on P.38s when I just The P1 top cover is built a bit differently than the one used on When this happens it's generally a disaster! The violent movement of the slide when the pistol is fired be lost or If the top cover is not secure it may during Also, the surface or top part of the legs mayД«e worn or rounded over. They tend to not press outwardД®nough to engage properly. 'legs' that extend outward and engage under cuts in the slide.ДЄs the top cover ages and as it is removed and put back in place Sheet metal stamping is held in place in the top of the slide by The first is the firing pin and cartridge indicator cover. There are two weaknesses in the slide that date from the wartime

Other than that, the frames and frame partsДЄre virtually identical. Also, the later P1s had a reinforcing steel pin in theДЇrame to prevent cracking. The fact that the early postwar P.38s and the P1s had frames made of anДЄluminum alloy. The frames on the P.38 and P1 are virtually identical, except for Due to the design of these pistols, if a gunsmith is called uponДЇor servicing or repair work, it'll probably involve the slide. With this last part of the series, we'll look at the slidesДЄnd how they differ, as well as the interchangeability of parts in the Mechanical differences between the various generations of this pistol,ДЄs well as changes and adjustments to the sights. In Part 1 of this series, I discussed the interchangeability andДЇitting of barrels to the P.38 and P1, with special emphasis on The point here is to useД¬aution and to avoid compromising the collectability and value of any Keep the gun in service and the owner happy. Like that, I would be much more comfortable using postwar P1 parts to Not a collectable, then that's another situation entirely. 'beater' that's being shot regularly by the owner and is On the other hand, if you have a well-used, possibly refinished You want to avoid using modern, postwar parts. If work has to be done on a gun like that,

#WALTHER P1 BARRELS INSTALL#

You wouldn't want to install a P1 barrel on a rare That would harm or reduce its value as a historic and collectable 'collectable', P.38, then you don't want to do anything If you find yourself working on a collectable, note I said P.38s, like Lugers, have become quite popular withД¬ollectors. My comments are related only to the common, garden-varietyД«efore we get into that, I want to make a comment or two aboutД¬ollectable P.38s. Number of relatively limited production P1s that are rarely if everyД®ncountered. Gunsmithing issues related to these handguns. As these pistols get older, that need for servicing willД«ecause of this, it's worthwhile to take a look at some of the Like any firearm it'll require the services of a gunsmith from time While the P.38/P1 is without a doubt a durable, reliable handgun, Having a good supply of parts for a factory discontinued firearm is a Keep in mind that the P1 went out of production in the early 1990s. For gunsmiths, this parts bonanza has been Parts are for the later P1s and have been stripped from pistols that Have been busy as well importing vast quantities of parts. In addition to complete handguns, outfits such as Numrich Gun Parts New shipments of these classic handguns to the public. Recently there's been a significant surge in imports.Д¬ompanies such as Century Arms International and J&G Sales, whoseДЄds you see frequently here in SHOTGUN NEWS, seem to continually offer In fact, there are probably more P.38s and P1s in the U.S. Show or even to most large gun shops and not running across one or moreД®xamples of these Walther handguns. I can't remember going to any sizeable gun Present day, these Walther pistols have become an integral part of the Were brought back by returning GIs at the end of World War II to the

Dating back to the late 1940s when countless thousands of P.38s The German-made Walther 9mm P.38s and the later postwar P1 versionsДЄre some of the most commonly encountered foreign-made handguns in the

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