Need help identifying possible police p38

Mibit911 · 01-20-2023, 12:25 AM

I got a p38 recently with a nice hans rohmer softshell holster and 2 mags, the pistol is in great condition and was said to be a police p38 due to the eagle l marking. Everything I can tell seems good accept the eagle l marking on the left side seems blurry or double stamped and there is an eagle n marking on the other side which seems conflicting. Can anyone lend any information? Also sorry if the color is weird I had remaster these photos on my phone so it would convert them to jpeg

Mibit911 · 01-20-2023, 12:27 AM

Closer look at l stamp. At some angles it's real clear but at other angles looks like it might be convering another stamp or double stamped

gunbugs · 01-20-2023, 10:05 AM

Eagle "L" should be a police gun.

Mibit911 · 01-20-2023, 05:08 PM

The only weird thing and I'm not sure what it is, but u Der the eagle l stamp looks like a small lowercase b

gunbugs · 01-20-2023, 07:24 PM

Not seeing it. Might just be a "double" stamp or the stamp "bounced" when struck. Pretty sure they were stamped by hand.

Mibit911 · 01-20-2023, 08:23 PM

I'll try to get a better pic it was a bit hard to capture let alone see by eye

Mibit911 · 01-20-2023, 08:25 PM

Hopefully it can be seen in this pic once it's uploaded. You have to zoom in really close though

Mibit911 · 01-20-2023, 08:28 PM

Here's a closer screenshot

sdmark777 · 01-20-2023, 08:52 PM

It is clear to me it is an Eagle L double stamped. I have a double stamped Eagle C on a Walther PP (see pic) though not quite as bad. I can see why it almost looks like and Eagle L stamped over and Eagle b.

Mibit911 · 01-20-2023, 10:27 PM

Interesting! Yeah cause I'm fully aware of the eagle F, Eagle L, And Eagle C variants but I've never seen anything with a lower case b except for the softshell holster that came with the gun which was a Hans rohmer holster is referred to as a Stamped Eagle- b holster which is interesting.
I love that c stamped pp. I have a PP with wood pressed grips with and eagle F on it

gunbugs · 01-21-2023, 04:41 AM

Eagle "L" overstamped on top of an Eagle"C"? Maybe?

Mibit911 · 01-24-2023, 05:23 AM

I'm thinking he's eight and it's just a double stamp cause close up you can see the L matches the shape of the other stamp, and if it was a c it would be pointing the other way and not look like a lower case b

01-20-2023, 10:05 AM	#3
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 681 Thanks: 375 Thanked 1,227 Times in 414 Posts	Eagle "L" should be a police gun.

01-20-2023, 05:08 PM	#4
Mibit911 User Join Date: May 2022 Posts: 51 Thanks: 5 Thanked 25 Times in 10 Posts	The only weird thing and I'm not sure what it is, but u Der the eagle l stamp looks like a small lowercase b

01-20-2023, 07:24 PM	#5
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 681 Thanks: 375 Thanked 1,227 Times in 414 Posts	Not seeing it. Might just be a "double" stamp or the stamp "bounced" when struck. Pretty sure they were stamped by hand.

01-20-2023, 08:23 PM	#6
Mibit911 User Join Date: May 2022 Posts: 51 Thanks: 5 Thanked 25 Times in 10 Posts	I'll try to get a better pic it was a bit hard to capture let alone see by eye

01-20-2023, 10:27 PM	#10
Mibit911 User Join Date: May 2022 Posts: 51 Thanks: 5 Thanked 25 Times in 10 Posts	Interesting! Yeah cause I'm fully aware of the eagle F, Eagle L, And Eagle C variants but I've never seen anything with a lower case b except for the softshell holster that came with the gun which was a Hans rohmer holster is referred to as a Stamped Eagle- b holster which is interesting. I love that c stamped pp. I have a PP with wood pressed grips with and eagle F on it

01-21-2023, 04:41 AM	#11
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 681 Thanks: 375 Thanked 1,227 Times in 414 Posts	Eagle "L" overstamped on top of an Eagle"C"? Maybe?

01-24-2023, 05:23 AM	#12
Mibit911 User Join Date: May 2022 Posts: 51 Thanks: 5 Thanked 25 Times in 10 Posts	I'm thinking he's eight and it's just a double stamp cause close up you can see the L matches the shape of the other stamp, and if it was a c it would be pointing the other way and not look like a lower case b