WALTHER P38 AC-42 9MM Pistol Serial Number 9531 C with (3)Magazines & Case

WWII with Nazi-German Markings &  the EAGLE 359

ALL MATCHING SERIAL NUMBERS ON FRAME, SLIDE & BARREL BUSHING (1 mag marked "p38 ac", other 2 mags not marked)
NO IMPORT MARKINGS

As with any gun it is possible that the finish was redone decades ago, so we are unable to say with certainty that these have or have not had the finish redone.  The bore & overall finish is one of the best we have ever seen, truly a spectacular addition to any collection.

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THE FOLLOWING IS SOME INFORMATION WE FOUND ONLINE:

Walther: The ac series

The secret code 480 for the Walther factory was already abandoned after two months use and replaced by a new code. This new code was ac and was introduced in august 1940. In addition to the secret code the last two digits of the year of production were also stamped on the slide. There are periods were ac + production year were stamped next to eachother and periods where this combination was stacked. Most of the serial numbers also have a suffix letter.

Walther used serial numbers ranging from 1 to 10,000. The firm started over at 1 when the number 10,000 was reached. To ensure that every pistol had a unique serial number, the Germans added a suffix letter. The letter went up one character each time the serial number once more started at 1. At the beginning of a new year, both the serial numbers and suffix letters again started over. The first 10,000 pistols produced at the start of the year had no suffix letter. For example: The 25,000th pistol produced in a certain year had serial number 5000b,and the 35,000th pistol produced had serial number 5000c. The combination of year + serial number + suffix (or no suffix for the first 10,000 pistols) is unique for every pistol. From this combination it is easy to determine the production date of the pistol. The goal of every P38 manufacturer was to produce 10.000 P38 pistols every month. So every month started with a higher suffix letter.


The P38 was developed by Carl Walther in 1938. The first weapons produced for the German army were marked with the walther banner on the slide. In 1940 the walther banner was replaced by a secret code to indicate the manufacturer. The Germans were afraid that markings like the Walther banner would make it quit easy for the allies to determine the weapon production sites and bomb them. Therefore at the beginning of 1940 the pistols produced by the Walther plant were marked with the secret code 480 to indicate Walther as the manufacturer. This secret code was already replaced after two months with the new secret code ac. During the Nazi-regime 584.500 P38 pistols were produced by the Carl Walther plant in Zella Mehlis. Production was stopped when the American forces conquered the plant in April 1945. Weapons produced had to be inspected before they were delivered to the German Army. After approval the weapons were stamped with an inspection stamp (Waffenamt). The Walther inspection stamp consisted of an eagle above the number 359 (E/359).