German Walther P38 Pistol
name: label: licensee
content: Walther
label: maker
content: Mauser
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: German Walther P38 pistol, 9 mm.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: The Carl Walther Company began development of a new military pistol in the mid-1930s to replace the WW I Luger design. In 1938, the Werhmacht adopted Walther's design and called it the "Pistole 38." The pistol went into full production by mid-1940 and became standard issue in the World War II. Although never as famous as the Luger pistol, the P38 was issued to far more troops.
place: label: Place Made
content: Germany
topic: label: Subject
content: Firearms
label: related event
content: World War II
label: related event
content: The Great Depression and World War II
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.58195M
label: catalog number
content: 58195M
label: accession number
content: 209540
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pistol
label: Other Terms
content: pistol; Firearms; Center Fire; 9 Mm; Rifled
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 3/4 in x 8 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 14.605 cm x 20.955 cm x 3.81 cm