ac45 P-38

[CanadianAR]

I picked this pistol up this week. Its the first ac45 P38 Ive ever seen in Canada, and looked to be original finish so i grabbed it. I had a hunch, but couldn't confirm until it arrived. It seems to fit the profile of one of the GI completed, GI assembled or cigarette pistols made at Walther immediately after capture.
Frame and slide are both c block but mismatched, single e/359 on side of frame, locking lug has no number, and barrel is a ac coded armorer spare. All e/359. A few phosphate parts such as extractor, top cover, and an unhardened in the white hammer.

My pistol photos are not as good as rifle photos, I struggle to show the real condition.











A few more

 

[Yarf]

An interesting bit of kit Andrew, if you start buying all the P38's Ima hide in ur porch and wait for you to go to sleep!

 

[live4therut]

Pretty cool variant Andrew, nice find.

 

[CanadianAR]

Thanks boys. First ac45 I've seen here, does anyone else own an ac45? Or 45 dated p38 without French stamps?

 

[Still alive]

Excuse my ignorance as milsurps are not my strength but ac45 does not mean a .45ACP P-38, correct?
Although I seem to think Walther did make an experimental .45 version of the P-38/P-01 pistol..true?

 

[Desert_Fox]

Excuse my ignorance as milsurps are not my strength but ac45 does not mean a .45ACP P-38, correct?
Although I seem to think Walther did make an experimental .45 version of the P-38/P-01 pistol..true?

ac is the code for the Walther factory in Zella Mehlis.

45 is for the year of manufacture 1945.

 

[tokguy]

You are correct IIRC on the P-08 Luger in 45 ACP.
One for trials?
Worth about 100 K $ or some silly number?

 

[Still alive]

ac is the code for the Walther factory in Zella Mehlis.

45 is for the year of manufacture 1945.

You are correct IIRC on the P-08 Luger in 45 ACP.
One for trials?
Worth about 100 K $ or some silly number?

Thanks guys!
I knew about the US pistol trials and the .45 Luger but I also thought there was a P-38 version in .45 also...must be mistaken!

 

[JasonGTA]

Nice find!

 

[jbmauser]

Yep, great find Andrew. Maybe some day I'll add one of these to my collection.

 

[CanadianAR]

Yep, great find Andrew. Maybe some day I'll add one of these to my collection.

A nice byf44 would be a really nice addition to your collection.

 

[Mr. Dynamite]

Very nice find!

 

[Horilka]

That's the next step after "advanced collector" - finding as manufactured mismatched specimens!
Nice find.

 

[mwjones]

I just acquired an ac 44 with matching numbers in excellent shape, other than th eslide is cracked in the usual spot and there are 4 staking marks in the top of the slide that look like they're to hold the dust cover on. I can't decide whether to replace the slide (making it non matching) or have it welded (and ruin the original finish) or sell it for parts.

Are AC factory guns rare in Canada? Not meaning to hijack, just new to the p38 game.

 

[CanadianAR]

Ac P38 aren't maybe common, but not uncommon either. I'd get a new slide but always keep the old with it.