East German Manufactured P38

[Wilhelm]

In this post we'll finish up the slide.



This is the firing pin:





An East German manufactured example is super easy to spot as it has an extra crossmember as indicated by the toothpick:







"0" inspection mark and what looks to be a harness test punch on the bottom of the firing pin:









Internally, an East German slide looks pretty much like one made during the war although you might see a little extra grinding where it rides atop the frame to make the parts fit!

Right rear looks pretty normal:





Same for the left rear:





Right front....yep, looks pretty typical:





Left front.....let's see what we've got here........holy grindorific Batman!!:



Hey, so long as it works in the end I guess. Those wacky Easties.


Next up is the frame.