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Published East German Reworked Walther AC41 P.38 Pistol

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Published East German Reworked Walther AC41 P.38 Pistol
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serial #7851d, 9mm, 5'' barrel with a bright excellent bore. This is a nice example of a rather scarce East German rework designated as the ''Type E'' variant by P.38 scholar Warren Buxton and was previously part of his collection, being pictured on page 36 of his book ''The P.38 Pistol Vol. 3''. This variant is characterized by the use of old frame and slides and first lot of barrels produced by East Germany. The slide and frame retain about 90% arsenal-refurbished blue showing some scattered high edge wear, light handling marks and some fine pinprick pits beneath the finish. The barrel retains about 97% original blue and the pistol bears an assortment of markings such as East German ''(Crown) / N'' proofs, later eagle and (Crown) / U'' stamped over the Reichsadler firing proof on the frame, ''25'' within a shield and starburst East German mark on the triggerguard and the original World War Two era proofs along the right side of the slide are intact and unmolested. The frame serial number has been restamped by the East German arsenal and the barrel shows the distinctive tapered step of this variant. The left grip panel is a later black plastic variant while the right is a World War Two era dark brown phenolic resin both in very fine condition with some scattered light handling marks. One jvd-coded magazine is included and the serialized parts are matching as East German arsenal-numbered. A fine example of a rather obscure variant. (13B11770-8) {C&R} [Ex-Warren Buxton Collection] (1800/2200)