Mauser P.38 (byf 44)

[nesredep]

Nesredep.

[nesredep]

Nesredep.

[nesredep]

Hello!

Nesredep.

[nesredep]

Hope you like it.

All the best

Nesredep.

[Douglas Jr.]

Nesredep,

I surely like it! The P38 lanyard is a very rare item and yours is marked!

Very nice!

Douglas

[nesredep]

Nesredep,

I surely like it! The P38 lanyard is a very rare item and yours is marked!

Very nice!

Douglas

Hello!

I agree,this is rare.Ca 6 years ago i sold all my lanyard 30 stk.

All the best

Morten.

[helen]

hi,

Here is our Mauser-made P38 byf 43 that is going on display in the Museum. Apparently the serial number (190P) suggests it was actually made in early 44 rather than 43. Sadly rather inferior photos and no beautiful holster such as yours has Douglas, nor an interesting lanyard like Nesredep's!

Helen

[helen]

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[Douglas Jr.]

Helen,

That's a nice, honest, not messed up, P38. I really enjoyed it.

Personally I don't care if a gun has its "scars" as I appreciate the "it was there"-look.

In fact I used to have a P.38 made by Walther (ac) in late '43 ("m" block) that was in pretty much same condition as the Museum's is.

Thanks for sharing!

Douglas

[nesredep]

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Hello!

Nice P38,i like it.Thanks for showing.

All the best

Morten.

[Guest Darrell]

Nice byf Thanks for showing.

I managed to get a "Hand me down" from the uncle: a 1943 byf "o" series. Feel very fortunate.

[unit8]

Post war produced P-38 were the first pistols taken into service by the South African Police in the early 1970's. Was the standard issue pistol until the early 1980's when the Beretta Model 92 series weapons were issued, the same weapon was later chosen by the US military and is produced in South Africa under the name Z88.

The P-38 has a single stack magazine so only holds 8 rounds, the Beretta magazine is a double stack so holds 15 rounds.

But one thing a Beretta can not and what a P-38 is very good at, is opening bottles.

It is an exellent bottle opener, with the slide held back place the bottle top under the barrel and rest it on the body and it removes the bottle top.

Would not do it with these old WWII produced weapons though.

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[nesredep]

Hello!

Here is a rare Photo of worn Lanyard.

note the lft side of Photo.

All the best

Nesredep.

[Douglas Jr.]

Nesredep,

I had this picture but I never noticed this detail. Probably because this accessory being so rare I never exepected to see it in a picture.

Thanks for sharing,

Douglas

[nesredep]

Nesredep,

I had this picture but I never noticed this detail. Probably because this accessory being so rare I never exepected to see it in a picture.

Thanks for sharing,

Douglas

Hi!

Yes this accessory is rare.I allways like Photos with accossory details.

All the best

Morten.