![]() Unusually located outside of the frame at the right side. When the wedge reaches the limiting point against theįrame, it drops down, releasing the slide to return to its forward, lockedĮxposed hammer and trigger bar (the link between the trigger and sear) The P38 has a short, open top slide.Ī locking wedge under the barrel holds the slide and barrel togetherĭuring recoil. ![]() Other places not necessarily so at times.Īnd to make it more confusing, there always seems to be a way of beating the system and getting around it for the chosen few.Breech design with a vertically tilting blocking bar that connects the 4.9 ![]() So what you have is a difference in firearms laws, difference in what is the 'controlled part' of the gun. Sending the frames over was no problem, those were not considered a firearm there at the time (1990's). I've dealt with exports/imports of gun parts to Italy re:engraving and they did not want to deal with the Bbl of the guns (shotguns in this instance) as those were the controlled part in Italy and would require import/export permits & extra paperwork. I have been told that the 'frame' is not the 'firearm' in many European countrys unlike here in the USA where a stripped frame alone is considered a firearm and needs a ser#. I logged it as such and kept a copy of the letter with my records. But with the letter and the pistol (in perfect condition) and being purchased thru a well known FFL, I felt assured, I purchased it on my 01FFL. It never addressed the serial# not being on the frame issue that we as FFL's immediately focus in on. That letter on US State Dept/Foreign Services letterhead addressed the particular pistol and the Diplomatic route it had been brought legally into the USA bypassing normal importation. There was a separate letter included with the pistol and it's accessorys. Only the Bbl and slide had the ser# stamped on it and those #'s matched each other and that of the paperwork included and of the ser# on the Walther factory box. There was NO factory ser# imprinted on the pistol's frame. ![]() I had a post war mfg Walther P38 in 9mm, with the orig box and papers and target. ![]()
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