Nice to see a former piece of my P.38 collection on you tube!

More beautiful guns

CWO inside that German holster is the mans US military rank. Chief Warrant Officer (CWO). It is highly likely that holster is a WWII GI bring back.

Cool video! I've seen some around in the swedish pistol shooting community. There's a shooting discipline only open to pistols used by the swedish military at one point, so you sometimes see p38s being used.

I6 was the Norra skånska infanteriregementet ie Northern Scanian Infantry Regiment it was garrisoned in the town of Kristianstad during the ww2 the names in the holster are all most likely Swedish the cursive one is Åke Granberg and first name is pronounced Aake

@Mij1965

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Correct. I19 was and is still located in Boden in the far north of Sweden.

@theaviator_hbg

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@@Mij1965 and i6 was reorganized to Pansarregemente 6 (P6) until it was disbanded in the mid nineties

@Mij1965

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@@theaviator_hbg Yes. Correct!

1940 Swede issued a new gun M/40 pistol , HP gone so second runner up was taken from Finland m/35 and made by Husqvarna.. ,no export issues ever

I acquired a P-38 from a family member and sold it back to him. It was from the Walther factory 1942. The original serial numbers X’d out by the Russians, they added their own. Covered with Waffen stamps, and a pretty well made example. I assume the Russians captured it on their side of the front somewhere, and it went to an armory, then was sold in a contract to a firearms dealer many years after WW2 and the fall of the Iron Curtain. My relative bought it a gun store in California but I cannot confirm that, though probably true.

The name in cursive reads "Åke Granberg". There are currently 34 people listed with this name, although the previous owner of this pistol is most likely deceased. "Åke" used to be a very common first name and "Granberg" is a somewhat generic Swedish surname.

Interesting, the grips on these Swedish contract guns are very similar to the ones on post war P38/P1 pistols.

I19!! That's the regiment I was in 😀 It still exists today

I’m Atlanta based but travel to PA/NJ for work Be an honor to stop by and get a handshake or even better a budget Luger from LC

Just bought serial number H1178. Nice pistol in great condition. Pistol from the first delivery to Sweden. Serial number is also listed in Krutzek's book. Greetings from Germany!

Thanks for all the brain food. As the WW2 gets will soon be gone it's important to pass on as much information as possible.

i had one years ago with luthather german eagle on it . sadly under amnesty handed it in

Thank you!!

Åke Ljungberg is the handwriten name in the holster

My Walther model HP is my pride and joy..

Sorry to say you got it wrong here 👍 First of all... there was no such thing AS a Swedish Contract !! It was a commercial sale between Walther and the Swedish Company Widforss. First sale to Widforss was 1000 pistols(999) and the second was on 500 pistols The Swedish Army did not buy these pistols, Widforss did and offered them to the Army. All the holsters also sold to Widforss was made by AKAH and again no special deliveries as said !!! The name Swedish Contract is mostly an American way to make it interesting. Also the Krutzhek book you have does not put the serial Numbers right. I hate to bring this up again an again If you need an book on this subject then Get the book «A Pistol for Sweden the m/39. The true story « !!!

The m/39 is one of the reasons why Sweden started using 9x19 Parabellum .

@bengtjakobsson5177

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I actually thinks it's the other way the m/39 is the result of Sweden started to use 9x19 mainly because it was easier to get SMG:s in that caliber. The 9x20 Browning was getting really long in the tooth by then.

@waffentobbe

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@@bengtjakobsson5177 as far as I know, they ordered a batch of machine guns and pistols from the walther factory the same year. do not remember where I read it.

@bengtjakobsson5177

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@@waffentobbe What i ment was that it was the SMG:s that drove the change not the pistols. Sweden had bought the Suomi SMG from Finland but they apparently wasn't too happy about continue making them in 9x20 Browning so a change was needed and when they decided to use 9x19 for the SMG the pistols must follow. Pistols have always been at best secondary in the swedish army and the Lahti pistols they bought (and made) to replace the m/39 was used until they finally broke down in the -80s, long after they should have been replaced.

Research, research and more research. Sometimes you just need the correct source of information.

I was not fortunate to obtain a early mod. p38. But I did obtain a post war model. Mine has a aluminum lower frame. Did the earlier (ww ll) p38 have a steel lower frame?

H before the serialnumber stands for Husqvarna

Where did you get those guns from?

Should have bought a p38 in the 80s

Not sure if you come across these guns .I'm looking for an original 1873 colt in 45lc but i need one that fires all by itself .

They are swedes Ake Ljungberg Roger Moren is swede( Hans Ku?Osson ) ?? Hans Could be swede for sure The other name is possible danish or norweigan It is definitlly scandinavian If it matters In Sweden it was difficult get permit owning Hand gun You need to explain why you need it I am swede my self LOL

Eat it Tom