Now surplus Walther P1s are both an interesting collectible and fun shooter.
Today, the Cold War is little more than a fading memory, Germany is united, the Bundeswehr is just a shadow of what it once was, and Walther’s P1 was long ago replaced in German service. Although they might be overwhelmed by sheer weight of numbers, they would go down hard defending their Fatherland. It was well understood, on both sides of the Iron Curtain, that the Bundeswehr would certainly make the Soviets/Warsaw Pact pay dearly if they invaded West Germany. Bundeswehr units, especially their armor, soon earned the respect of their peers for their professionalism and abilities. In doing so it became the backbone of NATO in Central Europe. The Bundeswehr would eventually expand out to a force of 495,000 military and 170,000 civilian personnel. Working at their new factory in Ulm-an-der-Donau, Walther produced the 9x19mm P1 for not only the Bundeswehr but also the Austrian Army and export as well. It subsequently served several generations of Teutonic soldats during the Cold War, as they faced down the Russian Bear. So rather than adopting a totally new design, the Bundeswehr simply fielded a modernized version of the P38 designated the Pistole 1 (P1). Recent combat experience had proven the Wehrmacht’s Walther P38 to be a tough and reliable service pistol. I drive by there everytime I go to range.ĭealer I deal with is actually located in Bellefonte.For other weapons, though they looked to the past. Raytheon is like defence contractor isn't it? Located off of Science park road? I think most common issues with P-1 frame is an impact deformation on the top frame surface, for lack of a better name, Peeningīut otherwise, they are great gunz. I have shot few P-1, and all were great shooters.Įventho pic like above is scary, catastrophic failuer like such are few and far between. I'm not exactly sure when the P38 nomenclature was changed to P1, but all P1's to my knowledge have the alloy frame. Who's the dealer in your area that is selling the P38's?Īlso you are right. Off the subject I lived in State College from 1966 into 1990 and worked for what now is known as Rayethon. I don't intend shooting +P, but if push came to shove I wouldn't be afraid to. The original date of manfucture was 1968 and shows no signs of wear and was originally intended for use of the NATO 124gr cartridge which ain't no slouch for hi pressure. My serial # is 287511 and was upgraded in Apr of 1998. I was fortunate that the Lad at Gander let me look thru their stock and pick and choose. I noticed the failed piece has a low serial # and the frame does not have the latest upgrade which is a heavy hex pin right where the break is in your photo.
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