![]() (The Walther factory was captured in early April, 1945. The entire c & d blocks were assembled after the war by former employees of the Walther factory for G.I's, and almost none of these have matching serial numbers. So, this particular pistol was made in the second "block", in February of 1945. Around 1500 Walther HP pistols (serial number range 1000-2500) were exported to Sweden in 1939-40 to be used by the Swedish army under the name m39. The letter that follows the serial number is the "block" number, each block represented 10,000 pistols, and the first block did not have a letter. Walther P38 Cyq S Serial Number Range 1000. Both Walther and Mauser followed their codes with the date of manufacture. Mauser's code was "byf", and the P-38's made by Spreewerk sport the letter code "cyq". ![]() The Germans used Letters to designate the manufactrer of the pistol "ac" was the letter code for Walther. This pistol is fitted with the seldom-seen Durafol grips which are a primitive type of mottled plastic that resembles wood. This example is from the "A" block, three-digit serial #. ![]() All matching serial numbers, the holster is also dated 1945. Walther P38 pistol, caliber 9mm Parabellum. This near-mint pistol waltzed out of the woodwork into my eager hands several years ago. Luger, 1935/06 Portuguese GNR pistol, 7.56mm, 434 - inch barrel, serial numbers 1921v to 2484v. ![]()
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