Walther P1's and P38's at J&G

mrerick · 04-28-2011, 06:44 PM

The Walther P1 had an engineering change modification implemented in the early 1970's in order to eliminate frame battering just above the trigger guard area.

In the modified P-1 pistols, you'll see a Hex shaped steel bar inserted across the frame. The modification helps deal with higher pressure (NATO) 9mm rounds.

There is much discussion about this modification over at the P38 Forum site. All of the P-1 pistols I've received recently had the modification, but sometimes you get one without it. Many were done by Walther prior to shipping them to the Germans. Some were through one or two re-works.

AIM had some for $319 a few months ago, but they have sold out. I bought one of these, and it was brand new - never issued.

FGS Firearms has them for $370 also... They are listed as new.

These came from the German Bundeswehr and are great pistols. I'm left handed, and having a pistol that ejects up instead of across my face is a nice experience...

Marc

Gary H · 04-28-2011, 08:45 PM

Thanks! I just looked at the FGS site and it says their P1's are new in box for $369.50. I wonder where they came up with new ones? And do you think these ones have the bar inserts?

Gary H

sheepherder · 04-29-2011, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Gary H

Thanks! I just looked at the FGS site and it says their P1's are new in box for $369.50. I wonder where they came up with new ones? And do you think these ones have the bar inserts?

Gary H

Kind of a high price, IMO...If you do a Search here, you'll find a couple dealers that had them for less than $250 just a few months ago (when I bought mine)...

I wouldn't balk at buying a P1 without the hex bolt...IIRC, from posts on the P38 forum, there were only problems after thousands of rounds...

...And one of our members posted pics of his early P1 which he had pressed in a piece of drill rod (IIRC) where the hex bolt is on later P1's...

Shooting white-box Wal-Mart 9mm shouldn't hurt an unmodified P1...

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04-28-2011, 08:45 PM	#2
Gary H User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 31 Thanks: 22 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks! I just looked at the FGS site and it says their P1's are new in box for $369.50. I wonder where they came up with new ones? And do you think these ones have the bar inserts? Gary H