Thanks guys!Mauser started p38 by44 in the q block of byf43 production instead of starting back to zero .The last byf43 was in the p block,Mauser is the only maker that did this and only in 1944,strange.Mauser p38 production ended in the second alphabet series f block before the factory was over run.Here is a u block byf44 with these grips,a bringback,about the earliest pistol I have seen with them.P38s are fun to collect,endless variations.
@ tc, You take a chance when you shoot these, I have a matching byf 44 maybe 4 mags ran through it in last 12 yrs, check here about what can happen to your p38 & also lots of info on them. Thinking about shooting your WW2 P.38? - P 38 & PP-PPK Collector Forum
Thanks for the heads up link zacker!Yeah dont think anything will happen shooting most war time p38s but there is always a chance it can break.I have test fired a lot of them with no problem,always use mild Winchester white box ammo,but after reading that link,and the money they bring, not a good idea.You can change recoil springs and all that but they are best left alone it seems,like you say why take a chance.Some people have to test fire even collector guns,a gun that dosent work they wont own.
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