Walther P.38: Germany's 9 mm Semiautomatic Pistol in WWII by Stephane Cailleau GULBRANSON

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and traces their history until they were retired in the 1950s

Walther P.38: Germany's 9 mm Semiautomatic Pistol in WWII by Stephane Cailleau GULBRANSONTable of Contents Adopted by the German Wehrmacht at the end of 1939, more than 1. 2 million P. 38s were manufactured up to 1945. Designed by the Walther company from its civilian model PP, it was the first double action military pistol. Its robustness and simplicity of manufacture made it a worthy successor to the legendary P. 08 Luger in the Second World War. This illustrated book presents the design, manufacturing, and development of the various