Douglas Jr.

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Another classic: Walther P38

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Hello friends, I would like to share with you some images of one (out of two) of P-38s that I own. This is a nice looking (with a lot of character) P.38 pistol, made by Walther in late 1943 (one of the 150,000 made by this company during that year). Its serial number is 5292m (all matching numbers), has the original finish (only a bit worn in the barrel) and red bakelite grips. Interestingly the proofs on the right side of the slide is stamped in the reversed sequence: E/S, E/359, E/359. This is only seen in the "m" block AC43's. Hope you enjoy it. Thanks for looking! Douglas.

David, Thanks for your comments. In regard of your question, I do not fire this "machine-pistol", as it is a pretty tough gun to find and the only ammo that I have available is the one made in the 30s (which is corrosive). So it is a collectable gun only - but a nice one! Wishes, Douglas.

Unlike his competitors, the Astra broomhandle pistols, the M.M.31 had never been bought by the germans during WWII. On the other hand, numerous M.M.31 were confiscated by French military police when the defeated Spanish republican army entered in France in 1939. Those guns were stocked in all the Gendarmerie centers of the border remaining there during German occupation till 1942. At that date a lot were stolen and used in the resistance maquis. Hope you enjoy this presentation. Wishes, Douglas.

With the Astra 900, the M.M.31 is the more common broomhandle copy that saw action during the Spanish civil war (1936-1939). This version has less common markings as "Royal" is stamped in the right side of the frame. Majority of the production bears a "M.M.31" marking in an oval but some specimens keeped the old mark "Royal" when they were sold in countries where the older models of the firm where famed and appreciated. This particular pistol has been manufactured in 1931 as the "D" letter on the left side of the frame shows. Concerning the use of the M.M.31, it was extensively used in China and in both parts of the Spanish Civil War but production had ceased near 1934 due to political restrictions in the guns laws in Spain.

In 1929, Beistegui Hermanos had got a great experience in the Broomhandle manufacture and decided to built a new version which production started in 1930. This pistol, the M.M.31 was mechanically different from the Royal and very close to the real Mauser. The quality was high high, with first class imported B?hler Austrian steel. It had the usual 10 shot fixed front magazine feed with stripper clips and the select fire lever in the left of the frame as the pictures show. Approximately 10000 M.M.31 were manufactured before a new version with detachable magazine replaced it. The serial numbers run from the end of the Royal production, near 23000 to 33000. With the Astra 900, it is the more common broomhandle copy that saw action during the Spanish civil war (1936-1939). This version has less common markings as "Royal" is stamped in the right side of the frame. Majority of the production bears a "M.M.31" marking in an oval but some specimens keeped the old mark "Royal" when they were sold in countries where the older models of the firm where famed and appreciated.

Hi friends, This is a Mauser Broomhandle spanish copy made by the Beistegui Hermanos factory. It was called "M.M.31" for ?Modelo Militar 1931? (?31 Military Model) and was issued with a fire select lever, which alloed it to work as a machine gun. Chambered to fire the then-popular 7,63 mm Mauser (.30 Mauser) cartridge, it was a very close copy of the Mauser C96 pistol with mechanical improvements. Beistegui Hermanos started to built copies of the Broomhandle in 1927 behind the trade mark "ROYAL" especially for the chinese market in a time when Versailles treaty prevented Waffenfabrik Mauser from manufacture such guns. In spite of a poor quality, these guns were a commercial success in China, especially when an automatic version was created.

Hello George, Very nice pieces, all in very nice collectable grade! Just one note: bear in mind that the correct spelling for the Pistole 08 (P.08) among the collectors is LUGER (with "e"). Congratulations! All the best, Douglas.

Hi Otto, It was an outstanding piece of art, wasn?t it? I remember to had read this article almost 15 years ago, as a youngster and get thrilled with such amazing work. It is a shame that it has left the country... Douglas.

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