Walther's P38 Thesis
Walther P38
Carl Walther had a tall task ahead of him in 1930s German — build an economical military pistol that would outperform the beloved Luger. He went one better and changed the combat pistol world.
The P38, adopted by the German military in 1938, was the first service pistol outfitted with a double-action/single-action trigger. And by all accounts, it was the first pistol to combine this fire control with a locked breech. The configuration has since swept militaries and police forces around the world, even going so far as replacing the U.S. Army’s beloved 1911 in the form of the Beretta M9.
The P38’s DA/SA trigger gave it a leg up on many of its contemporaries. Generally, pistols such as the M1911A1 were supposed to be carried in condition
Carl Walther had a tall task ahead of him in 1930s German — build an economical military pistol that would outperform the beloved Luger. He went one better and changed the combat pistol world.
The P38, adopted by the German military in 1938, was the first service pistol outfitted with a double-action/single-action trigger. And by all accounts, it was the first pistol to combine this fire control with a locked breech. The configuration has since swept militaries and police forces around the world, even going so far as replacing the U.S. Army’s beloved 1911 in the form of the Beretta M9.
The P38’s DA/SA trigger gave it a leg up on many of its contemporaries. Generally, pistols such as the M1911A1 were supposed to be carried in condition