My P38s

RockinWR · 04-26-2004, 11:25 PM

Bill,
* Your byf'43, S/N 141, is a P.38 made by Mauser for the Police. The L/H slide Eagle should be an Eagle N commercial proof. The R/H slide Eagle L is the Police Inspector's Acceptance mark.
* Interesting is the E/N mark location between the S/N and the tip of the safety/Hammer dropping lever. Later Police P.38's had this mark moved to the left of the S/N.
* Most of these Police guns are thought to have been assembled in 1944; hence, the "humped" frame & unrelieved extractor cut.
Respectfully,
Bob

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04-26-2004, 11:25 PM	#7
RockinWR User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: D/FW, Tx Posts: 279 Thanks: 109 Thanked 31 Times in 16 Posts	Bill, * Your byf'43, S/N 141, is a P.38 made by Mauser for the Police. The L/H slide Eagle should be an Eagle N commercial proof. The R/H slide Eagle L is the Police Inspector's Acceptance mark. * Interesting is the E/N mark location between the S/N and the tip of the safety/Hammer dropping lever. Later Police P.38's had this mark moved to the left of the S/N. * Most of these Police guns are thought to have been assembled in 1944; hence, the "humped" frame & unrelieved extractor cut. Respectfully, Bob