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.
However, 1943 models ranged from 1 to 9999n.
WW II by Walther (code “ac”), Mauser (code “byf”) and a few other manufacturers. Found insideP38 MILITARY DA AUTOMATIC Modification of the Model HP adopted as an. Instead, the Nazis gave the plants secret military codes to help disguise their locations. The Walther P38 9mm pistol was developed as a replacement for the P08 Luger 9mm Pistol. Spreewerk, the third manufacturer used the code cyq. They also marked the pistols with the code svw. 32 0 objstream His work has appeared in the 'New Haven Register,' Medford's 'Mail-Tribune' and the 'Ashland Daily Tidings.' Walther: 480 serie In 1940 the German army decided to use secret codes on weapons to designate the manufacture. Metallwarenfabrik Spreewerk GmbH was a German weapons manufacturing company. A 1943 Walther P38 is identified by AC43. With the supply of surplus Walther P38's down to 'hundreds' overseas, now may be the very last opportunity to buy a pristine example of this World War II classic firearm.
