My brother called me one day and asked if I could fix his WWII P38. He and his grandson where at the range shooting it when the pistol jammed. I had to tap the slide off the pistol with a leather mallet. The P38 has two recoil springs instead of one. One on eavh side of the slide. The guide rod that was in the center of the springs was made of some sort of black plastic. I took both of them off the pistol and turned new one out of hard steel. I test fired the pistol and gave it back to him. He hasn't had any trouble with it since. I was not impressed with the design of the gun. It looked too Micky Mouse to me. I have owned one that I got in trade. It was in the original holster. It must have belonged to a tank commander. The holster had a Panzer death's head clipped to the flap of the holster. I am too ashamed to tell you what I sold it for. That was in 1968.
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