The P.38 Pistol: Germany's Famous Service Pistol in Detail by Alexander Krutzek

The revised English first edition features history, variations, serial numbers, production statistics, markings, ammunition, accessories, period photos, and documents. Included is bonus material not included in the original German edition. Color photography.

The Walther P.38 is the most iconic pistol produced in World War II. Safe, reliable, stylish, precise, modern. More than a million pistols of this design were produced from 1938 until the 1980s. This results in a wide range of variations - ideal hunting grounds for collectors worldwide.

This source-based and detailed book helps you to separate the wheat from the chaff. The authors personally checked several thousand pistols, went to the German military archives, and used the famous Orvel L. Reichert P.38 database to create the ultimate book about the P.38.

Did you know? The P.38 is the ancestor of the actual U.S. M9 service pistol - the best reason to learn all about this interesting piece of history.