Thread: Walther P1
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Old 04-11-2017, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by JayFramer View Post
Are Walther P1s consider S&W guns? They are very cool, and pretty affordable, just like a P38 if you put some of the bakelite grips on it.
S&W did not start making Walther PP series pistols until after the P-38/P-1 were superseded by later Walther 9 mm models. I do not consider P-38s or P-1s to be S&Ws.

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[...] The weak link in theP-38 (as well as S&W 39-2 / 59 series) is in the safety system which can be inertia fired if dropped. [...]
While the story of P-38s not having a firing pin safety may never die on the internet, it is wrong. A P-38's firing pin safety plunger and spring seat in a blind hole in the bottom of the rear sight. To verify its presence, with your P-38's safety off, pull the hammer back just far enough to attempt pressing the firing pin forward with a ball point pen. You will find the firing pin blocked. With the slide assembly off and upside down you can demonstrate that the firing pin is blocked until you depress the firing pin safety plunger with a thin object like a ruler. I suppose that if you dropped a cocked P-38 and it landed straight down on its muzzle then the firing pin would be free to move. Is that worrisome?

Last edited by k22fan; 04-11-2017 at 02:38 AM.
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