The bore is mostly bright with light wear in the rifling and a small spot of erosion in one of the grooves near the muzzle.

The right side of the slide is marked with an Eagle 359 Waffenamt (Code for Walther at Zella-Mehlis)..

The front barrel flat is marked 21066.

The right side of the locking block and the right side of the barrel just in front of it are marked with an Eagle N proof.

The right side of the barrel is also marked with a round dot, which we think is a Walther quality control mark.

The flat on the top right of the slide at the port is also marked 21066.

The right grip shows a compression mark in its front edge, light wear along it top and bottom borders and several tiny nicks in the serrations.

There is a light scratch on the left grip and both grips show minor handling marks.

The grips rate in about Very Good to Fine overall condition.

There is light frosting near the muzzle with a small spot of erosion in one of the grooves.

There is thinning along the left side of the barrel with several spots of pitting.

There are light handling marks on both sides of the slide with a small spot of pinprick surface erosion on the left side of the slide at the back of the port.

The grip screw is sharp and the markings are clear except for the Z on the left side of the slide, which is partially obscured by erosion.

This pistol has a slide mounted decocker instead of a traditional safety and was not made with a magazine disconnect.

The floorplate shows thinning on its edges, light surface frosting and a spot of surface loss on its rear from rubbing on the magazine release.

It was the first locked breech pistol to have a single actiondouble action trigger.

The pistol was designed with the German Army in mind, with a goal to produce a more modern design that was cheaper and easier to build than the P08 Lugers used in WWI.

After the pistol was adopted by the German Army, and became the P38, the HP model continued to be made for the civilian market, which is to say that it was sold to the high ranking German officers.

This pistol was made in 1942-1944 after the high luster finish was changed to a wartime blued finish.

The barrel, frame, slide and locking block all have matching serial numbers.

This model HP pistol is in about Very Good condition with about 80 of its original finish remaining.

It shows pitting on the left side of the barrel and a spot of pinprick surface erosion on the left side of the slide.

The grips are serrated red plastic that show a few light marks with a light wear at the top and bottom of the right grip.

Walther P38 Hp Serial Numbers