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mrerick · 11-12-2015, 06:18 AM

The P.1 / Alloy framed P.38 pistols had to be reinforced with a hex steel pin due to frame damage caused when higher power loads (think +P or Nato power rounds) were used. It was placed just above the trigger guard.

Early pistols were retrofitted, later ones came this way from the factory.

I've marked the pin in RED in this picture:

11-12-2015, 06:18 AM	#6
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,901 Thanks: 1,372 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	P.1 Frame Reinforcement Hex Pin The P.1 / Alloy framed P.38 pistols had to be reinforced with a hex steel pin due to frame damage caused when higher power loads (think +P or Nato power rounds) were used. It was placed just above the trigger guard. Early pistols were retrofitted, later ones came this way from the factory. I've marked the pin in RED in this picture: Attached Thumbnails __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.