Rare commercial P38?

MarkC · 12-31-2004, 04:16 PM

LJG,

I finally had a chance to put my finger on Whittington Volume III, on page 58 is a picture of a P38 soft or breakaway holster dated 1943. Col. Whittington goes on the say, "Although not officially adopted until 1944, limited manufacture of the breakaway commenced in 1943".

Warren Buxton in Volume One on page 76 of the "The P.38 Pistol" states, "It is generally thought that the H was meant to denote just the Swedish contract pistols, as opposed to the regular commercial guns." He also states on page 76, "These weapons were produced from early 1940 up to April of that year".

Since the guns were made in 1940 and soft shell or breakaway holsters not even produced until 1943, it is impossible for a Swedish first contract gun to have a breakaway holster as issued with the gun.

Mark

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12-31-2004, 04:16 PM	#8
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	LJG, I finally had a chance to put my finger on Whittington Volume III, on page 58 is a picture of a P38 soft or breakaway holster dated 1943. Col. Whittington goes on the say, "Although not officially adopted until 1944, limited manufacture of the breakaway commenced in 1943". Warren Buxton in Volume One on page 76 of the "The P.38 Pistol" states, "It is generally thought that the H was meant to denote just the Swedish contract pistols, as opposed to the regular commercial guns." He also states on page 76, "These weapons were produced from early 1940 up to April of that year". Since the guns were made in 1940 and soft shell or breakaway holsters not even produced until 1943, it is impossible for a Swedish first contract gun to have a breakaway holster as issued with the gun. Mark