I have a P38 that seems to have a lack of markings of any kind. Nothing like the pictures in this forum. Not even 'Walther' stamped on it. It has been in the family since purchasing used in 1962 for $20, so it's not new. The only markings I can find are the 'Eagle over 359' above the trigger and 15000 on the frame below the barrel. Walther- 'Zero Series' - As stated earlier, the first production P38s were part of a Zero-series, which have the Walther banner, and serial numbers from 01-013000. Below is pictured an example of the Zero series P38 produced by Walther.
Metallwarenfabrik Spreewerk GmbH was a German weapons manufacturing company. Spreewerk produced a number of important weapons and components before and during World War II including 280,880[1] of the Walther P.38 pistol which was the standard service pistol of the German Heer, and the famous 8.8 cm Flakanti-aircraft gun.
History[edit]
The Berlin-Karlsruher Industrie Werke (BERKA) was founded in 1920 as a successor to the Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken AG, one of Germany's largest munitions firms of the prewar era. Under the regime of the Versailles treaty the firm was forced to give up the manufacture of armaments, which had been its core business. Most of the facilities that had grown up to meet the needs of war were reduced and BERKA carried on with factories in Berlin and Karlsruhe, manufacturing a variety of light metal goods.
In 1928 the firm passed under the control of Günther Quandt who moved the company into the production of business machines, acquiring typewriter manufacturer Olympia Schreibmaschinen in 1929, and opening a new factory in 1933 at Erfurt to manufacture cash registers and other business machines. Under Herr Quandt's leadership further acquisitions followed.
In 1938 the firm re-entered the field of munitions production, establishing Metallwarenfabrik Spreewerk to undertake the fabrication of munitions components at the former Berlin-Spandau factory of the defunct Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken. This was followed in 1939 by the establishment of a modern ammunition loading facility on a forty hectare site near the city of Lübeck by the newly established Maschinen für Massenverpackung GmbH. Early in 1940 the firm strengthened its role in the manufacture of industrial machinery through the acquisition of the Berlin-Anhaltische Maschinenbau of Dessau.
The factories of the firm include:
Berlin-Karlsruher Industrie Werke AG, Berlin-Borsigwalde (metal fabrication)
Berlin-Karlsruher Industrie Werke AG, Karlsruhe-Durlach (metal fabrication)
Spreewerk was formed in September 1935 in SpandauGermany as a subsidiary of Deutschen Industrie-Werke A.G. (DIWAG).[3] Spreewerk was involved in weapons production from its formation until April 1945 at the Spandau complex; and from June 1942 to April 1945 at the Grottau, Czechoslovakia factory named Werk Grottau.[4]
Products[edit]
'P.38' model identification mark and Spreewerk 'cyq' manufacturer's code on slide of P.38 pistol.
WWII era weapons produced by Spreewerk include:
Spandau, Germany
s 10 cm K 18[5]
15 cm sFH 18[6]
8.8 cm Flak[7]
Grottau, Czechoslovakia
P.38 Pistol[8][9][10]
VG 2 Rifle[11]
Markings[edit]
'Eagle over 88' Waffenamt inspection mark on frame of Spreewerk produced P.38 pistol.
The Waffenamt inspector at Spreewerk Grottau was assigned code WaA88. The Waffenamt stamp applied to Spreewerk produced P.38 pistols was an Eagle over 88 (e/88).[12] Spreewerk produced P.38 pistols were marked with the 'cyq' and 'cvq' manufacturer's code.[13]
References[edit]
^Balcar, Jan & Clarin, Ron The P.38 Pistol: Spreewerk Production, p.110 ISBN978-1-60458-364-9.
^'Weswold Profiles of Industrial Companies'. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
^Balcar, Jan & Clarin, Ron The P.38 Pistol: Spreewerk Production, p.8 ISBN978-1-60458-364-9.
^Balcar, Jan & Clarin, Ron The P.38 Pistol: Spreewerk Production, p.12, p.110-111 ISBN978-1-60458-364-9.
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