This is  a very nice and rare find of late war Walther ac45 model P38 ,manufactured and issued in February 1945, before the US Army captured the Carl Walther factory in Zella-Mehlis ( the highest known ac 45 examples are in earky "c" block. A little bit of history of the P38 pistols. The P38 replaced the Luger P.08 as the standard service weapon for the Third Reich's Wermacht. The Luger was a ground-breaking design, but expensive to manufacture. The P38 was the first locking breech pistol to feature the double/single action firing mechanism with a decocking safety lever, a prelude to many modern pistols to come. It also features a loaded chamber indicator that is both visible and tactile, extending out of the top rear of the slide, just above the hammer.The falling block locking mechanism was also carried out into future pistol designs such as the Beretta 92 or the U.S. M9 pistols. The Wermacht was the primary buyer of these pistols, but the German police also used about 6,800 P38's. The left side of the slide is marked "P38" and "ac45", the code for Walther and the year of manufacture.The slide has the Waffenant markings. The pistol is in excellent condition showing minimal wear. Bakelite grips are original with no cracks or chips, made of bakelite mixed with some wood resin and other maerials.The pistol comes with 2 magazines and a holster.The P38 is in excellent working condition including the decocker. This P38 ac45  is very hard to find because it was made for only a few months  with a large quality rejection rate at the factory. The action is excellent. The bore is shiny bright with sharp rifling. The grips show use and remain solid. This pistol is classified as a Curio & Relic.