This oversized PP had a locking system with a rotating barrel. Once they had this design, the weight and dimensions of the MP were changed. They found one developed by an American named Pederson, who developed it for the Remington pistols. However it needed to be simple, cheap, and still reliable. Only about a dozen of these pistols left the factory, and only about 6 are known to still exist! Walther decided that they needed a locking system. This pistol had a very high weight, and recoil spring was difficult, and not reliable. The first unlocked military pistol was known as the Walther MP (militarpisole). The blowback design was the key, and was much cheaper to produce than any locking systems. Walther thought first that they simply needed to enlarge the dimensions of the PP in order to have a successful 9mm Parabellum design.
This pistol was very successful it was a blowback action, with a double action trigger. The first design in this series of pistols was the Walther PP. Any P38 afficianados out there with some thoughts? Walther P38, all numbers matching, ac43, low serial number from first block of 10,000, 95% original finish - white markings on stamps still bright, matching magazine - with jvd code still in white, no import marks, and with the original capture papers.It was intended to replace the costly Luger P08, the production of which was scheduled to end in 1942. Walther P38 Serial Numbers Lookup The Walther P38 (originally written Walther P.38) is a 9 mmsemi-automatic pistol that was developed by Carl Walther GmbH as the service pistol of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II.Those factors were: cost, reliability, and fewer parts. He also decided that the design and construction of the new pistol would have to improve upon the negative factors of the P08 Luger. Fritz Walther knew at once that only a design in 9mm Parabellum would be successful. Fritz Walther saw an opportunity for his company and immediately began working on a series of designs that would ultimately lead to the success known today as the Walther P38. By 1931, the German army had already began their search for a new standard service pistol to replace the aging and costly P08 Parabellum, better known as the 'Luger'.
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