Which Walter Model is this

Harley Nolden · January 29, 2002, 08:20 AM

Researching the Walthers, this gun is shown as the Walther P5, however, in another reference the P5 Is shown similar to the P38.

Two segments,

HJN

Harley Nolden · January 29, 2002, 08:21 AM

Which one is which

HJN

Strayhorn · January 29, 2002, 10:16 AM

The file named "wally.jpg" is a P-5, the second file is a P-38 (despite
what the caption says).

I've noticed a sharp jump in P-5 prices in the last year or so, and a
slide in P-38 prices as surplus German police pistols come on the
market.

Ken Strayhorn
Hillsborough NC

James K · January 29, 2002, 02:31 PM

The P5 does not externally look like the P.38/P1 but the internal mechanism is very close and it could be described as "similar" in that respect. The second picture is a post-war gun, either a P.38 or a P1.

Jim

January 29, 2002, 08:20 AM	#1
Harley Nolden Staff In Memoriam Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Brunswick,GA USA Posts: 1,884	Which Walter Model is this Researching the Walthers, this gun is shown as the Walther P5, however, in another reference the P5 Is shown similar to the P38. Two segments, HJN

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Harley Nolden Staff In Memoriam Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Brunswick,GA USA Posts: 1,884	Walther P5? Which one is which HJN

January 29, 2002, 10:16 AM	#3
Strayhorn Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2000 Location: Central NC Posts: 339	The file named "wally.jpg" is a P-5, the second file is a P-38 (despite what the caption says). I've noticed a sharp jump in P-5 prices in the last year or so, and a slide in P-38 prices as surplus German police pistols come on the market. Ken Strayhorn Hillsborough NC

January 29, 2002, 02:31 PM	#4
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	The P5 does not externally look like the P.38/P1 but the internal mechanism is very close and it could be described as "similar" in that respect. The second picture is a post-war gun, either a P.38 or a P1. Jim