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Jul 24, 2013 - Guys, I have a cyq (Spreewerke) P38 pistol that I'd like to date. The serial number is 3341t. It's all matching except the magazine. Bore is excellent, bright and sharp. No import markings. Unfortunately it has been reblued. What year was it produced. Approximate vale? CYQ very early gun serial number 21. Three CYQ b prefix 6th variation with consecutive serial numbers b10, b12, b13. CYQ b Prefix with three stamps.

Walther P38 Type Place of origin Service history In service 1938–present Used by See Wars Production history Designed 1938 Manufacturer, Produced Walther P38 1939-1945 Pistole P1 1957-2000 No. built 1,000,000 Variants, P1, P38K, P38 SD, P4 Specifications Weight 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) Length 216 mm (8.5 in) length 125 mm (4.9 in), locked breech 365 m/s (1,200 ft/s) Effective firing range Sights set for 50 (55 ) Feed system 8-round detachable single-stack Sights The Walther P38 (originally written Walther P.38) is a that was developed by as the of the at the beginning of. It was intended to replace the costly, the production of which was scheduled to end in 1942. Contents. Development The first designs submitted to the German Army featured a locked breech and a hidden hammer, but the Heer requested that it be redesigned with an external hammer.

The P38 concept was accepted by the German military in 1938 but production of actual prototype ('Test') pistols did not begin until late 1939. Walther began manufacture at their plant in and produced three series of 'Test' pistols, designated by a '0' prefix to the serial number. The third series pistols satisfactorily solved the previous problems for the Heer and mass production began in mid-1940, using Walther's military production identification code '480'. After a few thousand pistols the Heer changed all codes from numbers to letters and Walther was given the 'ac' code.

Several experimental versions were later created in, and, but these were never mass-produced. In addition to the 9×19mm Parabellum version, some and some versions were also manufactured and sold. Design details From an engineering perspective the P38 was a semi-automatic pistol design that introduced technical features that are found in other semi-automatic pistols like the and its sub-variant adopted by the United States military.

The P38 was the first locked-breech pistol to use a (the earlier double-action was an unlocked design, but the more powerful round used in the P38 mandated a locked breech design). The shooter could chamber a round, use the safety- lever to safely lower the hammer without firing the round, and carry the weapon loaded. This lever can stay down, keeping the pistol 'on safe' or be immediately returned to the straight position, keeping the weapon safely 'ready' with a double-action trigger pull for the first shot. Pulling the trigger cocks the hammer before firing the first shot with double-action operation. The firing mechanism extracts and ejects the first spent round, cocks the hammer, and chambers a fresh round for single-action operation with each subsequent shot – all features found in many modern day. Besides a DA/SA trigger design similar to that of the earlier the P38 featured a visible and tactile in the form of a metal rod that protrudes out of the top rear end of the slide when a round is present in the chamber. P38 made by, coded 'byf 44' with matching and leather holster The moving-barrel design mechanism operates by use of a wedge-shaped falling locking block underneath the breech.

When the pistol is fired both the barrel and slide recoil for a short distance together, where the locking block drives down, disengaging the slide and arresting further rearward movement of the barrel. The slide however continues its rearward movement on the frame, ejecting the spent case and cocking the hammer before reaching the end of travel. Two return springs located on either side of the frame and below the slide, having been compressed by the slide's rearward movement, drive the slide forward, stripping a new round from the magazine, driving it into the breech and, in the process, re-engaging the barrel; ending its return travel with a fresh round chambered, hammer cocked and ready to repeat the process.

The falling locking block design provides good accuracy due to the in-line travel of the barrel and slide. Initial production P38 pistols were fitted with walnut grips, but these were later supplanted by grips. Variants. The P1 used by the Bundeswehr The Walther P38 was in production from 1938 to 1945.

After the war from 1945-1946, a limited number of pistols were assembled for the French forces in the French Occupation Zone (frequently dubbed 'grey ghosts' because of parkerized finish and grey sheet metal grips). Only after 1957, the P38 was again produced for the German military. Slowly over time, West Germany desired to rebuild its military so that it could shoulder some of the burden for its own defense. Walther retooled for new P38 production since no military firearms production had occurred in West Germany since the end of the war, knowing that the military would again seek Walther firearms. When the announced it wanted the P38 for its official service pistol, Walther readily resumed P38 production within just two years, using wartime pistols as models and new engineering drawings and machine tools. The first of the new P38s were delivered to the West German military in June 1957, some 17 years and two months after the pistol had initially seen action in World War II, and from 1957 to 1963 the P38 was again the standard sidearm.

In late 1963 the postwar military model P1 was adopted for use by the German military, identifiable by the P1 stamping on the slide. The postwar pistols, whether marked as P38 or P1, have an frame rather than the steel frame of the original design. Starting in June 1975, the aluminum frame was reinforced with a hex bolt above the trigger guard. During the 1990s the German military started replacing the P1 with the and finally phased out the P1 in 2004. An improved version of the P38, the Walther P4, was developed in the late 1970s and was adopted by the police forces of South Africa, and. Users. (trial purposes).: P1 variant.: Finnish, P1 variant.: Replaced by the mid-1950s.: P1 variant.: P1 variant.

Replaced by the in 1985.:Used by and. In small numbers purchased from.:.: Standard sidearm of SA Police. at least up to 2007 were used as service pistol in private security companies References.

Cyq p38 serial numbers. www.p38guns.com CYQ 4th variation 'rig' serial number range 1584d-9804z. 120,000 produced. CYQ with capture papers and holster. CYQ 4th variation with asterisk. www.waltherforums.com my wife just bought a late war spreewerke p38. CYQ stamp with serial 80 e it has a JVD and eagle over 88 stamped mag.

www.olarmyjoel.com CYQ marking on slide, JVD mag, Czech made, Walther mag mark, Military guns. AC40, Walther, 5942a-9965b, New German Alpha-Numerica serial number. www.wehrmacht-awards.com Many of these pistols had mixed parts between the HP and P38 and be marked with. These started with the serial numbers 01-013000, and below is pictured an example of. Cyq- This is the maker code assigned to Spreew. www.pistole38.nl P.38 Spreewerk 6483 s-block (1944). Derived from the serial number's suffix letter (s-block).

Cyq was the secret German code for the Spreewerk factory and this. www.thefirearmsforum.com FWIW, Buxton dates an 'H' serial number prefix on a cyq P.38 to summer of 1943, but that is a 'best guess' based on estimated production. www.gunsinternational.com Spreewerke cyq marked P-38, serial no 1780 O, 9mm, made from 1942-1945. All numbers match, correct Nazi 88 proofs, correct early Julius Posselt grips with. home.bresnan.net ' P.38 cyq (serial #)' - The letters cyq was the manufacturer's code assigned to the. Spreewerk serial numbers are limited to four digits and a letter suffix but they.

www.justanswer.com 6 days ago. Question - When was serial no. For Walther P38 cyq 3766 made? Find the answer to this and other Firearms questions on JustAnswer. forums.gunboards.com Here is a description: It is marked CYQ, the finish is about 80-85%. The serial number is 455.

The receiver was re-serialized. The old serial.

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1919a4.com After a long saga brought home today a CYQ P38 veteran bringback. Some internals missing. Right grip broken. Serial number 716U barrel. www.aimsurplus.com German WWII P38 9mm Pistol CYQ (Spree Werke Factory). Production year on the pistols, however, the year can be confirmed through serial number records. www.gunvaluesboard.com Rating: 216 Applaud Criticize.

Posted 11 Months ago Link #2. Between 400-700 depending on orginal blue wear. MOst are well used. Discover Expert Walthers. www.flickr.com The serial number dates it to October, 1943. The grips are.

Dingo48's photostream (649) Motorola A.C. Utility; Zastava M70-1; WWII P-38 cyq-1; Webley MK4. parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com As of last night i aquired a CYQ P38 from an Auction. I used the Blue Book of Gun Values, but the Serial Numbers it gives, are nowhere. historical.ha.com German Spreewerke ( CYQ) P-38 Semi-Automatic Pistol.

Serial number 6539x. Late- war manufacture exhibiting the typical milling marks and. imageevent.com Browse: 1905 Oberndorf GEW98, Sterling SMG, 1943 P38 Heerespistole (Army. Ac (Walther) made P38's. Cyq (Spreewerke) guns have only 5 lines interrupted. Note the last 3 digits of the serial number and th.

www.bayoushooter.com On the left side is the usual P.38, the cyq with a 50% apparent q (the rest is 100% ) and then the serial number clearly marked. Grips: Inside the. collectorebooks.com Walther ac 44 Code Chrome-plated P-38 - Ser. Walther cyq Code P-38 + Military Holster - Ser.

Walther Model 2 Dismantled Pocket Pistol, Serial no. www.icollector.com 20 Apr 2012.

The left side of the slide is marked, ' P.38' and ' cyq' in front of the serial number. The serial number is also marked on the left side of the frame.