[Rothhammer1]

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Walther HP Army (P38)
From the 1939 Stoeger catalog:

What would become known as the 'P38' was not yet in production at the time the '39 Stoeger catalog went to print. It was introduced to the American buyer as the Walther HP Army Pistol.

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[Alpo]

I wondered, when I read that, how many folks ordered (and pre-paid) Super 38s or 45s.

Oh, and THANK YOU for starting individual threads. The first one, because of the amount of pictures, was taking forever to load.

 

[sharps4590]

Roth, you posted the one I was interested in so....no vote from me...lol!

 

[Rothhammer1]

I wondered, when I read that, how many folks ordered (and pre-paid) Super 38s or 45s.

Oh, and THANK YOU for starting individual threads. The first one, because of the amount of pictures, was taking forever to load.

Noticed that, myself.

Then there's this unfortunate footnote to the Mauser C96:
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