P38 questions

MarkC · 05-14-2010, 11:10 AM

Mauser war time production started with the no letter serial number and ended in the f block. The factory did not start from the NLS number every year. A "v" block would be produced in June of 1944 and have a byf44 slide. The commercial pistols had no letter suffix for their production. I think claiming that Mauser started a new series of "v" block SVW 45 commercial guns with 1v as the first pistol is a little preposterous. All through German production, for the P.38, the factories stuck to the same numbering sequence for their guns. 1-10000; 1a-10000a; 1b-10000b; etc.

You should consider that this pistol is some sort of "parts" gun rather than a separate production of commercial pistols in a letter block that was used in 1944.

05-14-2010, 11:10 AM	#9
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	Mauser war time production started with the no letter serial number and ended in the f block. The factory did not start from the NLS number every year. A "v" block would be produced in June of 1944 and have a byf44 slide. The commercial pistols had no letter suffix for their production. I think claiming that Mauser started a new series of "v" block SVW 45 commercial guns with 1v as the first pistol is a little preposterous. All through German production, for the P.38, the factories stuck to the same numbering sequence for their guns. 1-10000; 1a-10000a; 1b-10000b; etc. You should consider that this pistol is some sort of "parts" gun rather than a separate production of commercial pistols in a letter block that was used in 1944.