Nov 1, 2020 — Walther P38 Spreewerk P38 Serial Numbers Spreewerke 1 P38 Serial. Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are black serrated plastic. Mar 29, 2010 — mauser p38 serial number guide, The increasing demand for P.38 pistols during the war resulted in two more P.38 manufacturers in 1942: Mauser and Spreewerk. LSB#: 210626AS01 Make: Walther frame, Spreewerke slide Model: P.38 Serial Number: 1631a, the serial number of the slide and barrel components is 2559d. Year of Manufacture: The frame's serial number could be from 1941-1945, but is likely 1941-1942 based on machining quality and waffenamt marked small parts. Pistols produced under Russian control have a serial number that start with 00 in stead of one 0 and this variation is called the double zero series variation. In total 282.080 pistols were produced by the Spreewerk factory. The inspection stamp 88 ( E/88) was used by the Spreewerk factory. CYQ very early gun serial number 21. CYQ 2nd variation with e/359 small parts serial number range 50-500 - 208. CYQ 3rd variation with rare e/18 accepted locking block- (Eight known examples 2514, 2596, 2630, 2678, 2852, 2853, 2894, 2933).

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)

Subsidiaries of the firm include:

Berlin-Anhaltische Maschinenbau AG, Dessau (machine building)

Maschinen für Massenverpackung GmbH, Lübeck-Schlutup (munitions)

Metallwarenfabrik Spreewerk AG, Berlin-Spandau (munitions)

Olympia Büromaschinenwerke AG, Erfurt (business and tabulating machines)

Olympia Schreibmaschinen AG, Berlin-Spandau (typewriters and business machines)

Sächsische Maschinenfabrik AG, Chemnitz (machine building)^[2]

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]

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]

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]

1. ^Balcar, Jan & Clarin, Ron The P.38 Pistol: Spreewerk Production, p.110 ISBN978-1-60458-364-9.
2. ^'Weswold Profiles of Industrial Companies'. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
3. ^Balcar, Jan & Clarin, Ron The P.38 Pistol: Spreewerk Production, p.8 ISBN978-1-60458-364-9.
4. ^Balcar, Jan & Clarin, Ron The P.38 Pistol: Spreewerk Production, p.12, p.110-111 ISBN978-1-60458-364-9.
5. ^Terry Gander Germany's Guns 1939-45, p.28 ISBN1-86126-110-1.
6. ^Terry Gander Germany's Guns 1939-45, p.29 ISBN1-86126-110-1.
7. ^Balcar, Jan & Clarin, Ron The P.38 Pistol: Spreewerk Production, p.11 ISBN978-1-60458-364-9.
8. ^Balcar, Jan & Clarin, Ron The P.38 Pistol: Spreewerk Production, ISBN978-1-60458-364-9.
9. ^Chris Bishop (ed.) The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, p.229 ISBN0-7607-1022-8.
10. ^Terry Gander Germany's Infantry Weapons 1939-45, p.157 ISBN1-86126-181-0.
11. ^Balcar, Jan & Clarin, Ron The P.38 Pistol: Spreewerk Production, p.223-232 ISBN978-1-60458-364-9.
12. ^Balcar, Jan & Clarin, Ron The P.38 Pistol: Spreewerk Production, p.160-164 ISBN978-1-60458-364-9.
13. ^Whittington III, Major Robert D. German Pistols and Holsters 1934/1945: Military - Police - NSDAP, p.61-62 ISBN0-9603094-7-0.

1) CYQ P38. SN 9695Z. Cal 9mm. 5″ bbl. Standard CYQ markings. All external numbers matching. Eagle 88 inspector’s marks on slide and frame. Slide release lever and magazine are Eagle 359 inspected. Late war rough machining on metal parts. Light brown Bakelite grips. Mag marked “P38v”/”U”. Black leather clam shell holster is marked on back “ewx”/”1944”, Eagle WaA195, “P.38”. PROVENANCE: Session two of the extraordinary Warren Buxton collection. CONDITION: Gun is fine as arsenal refinished with very minor pitting on right side under finish. All markings are clear. Fine grips with light handling marks. Bore has light pitting with strong rifling. Mechanics are fine. Holster is very good with light scuff marks and strong stitching. Markings are clear. C&R IMPORT 2) SPREEWERKE P38. SN 0011. Cal. 9mm. 5″ bbl. Standard markings, with proper “U” mark on right side of slide, left side of frame. All markings clear. All external numbers match. Brown Bakelite grips. Eagle 88 mag. Eagle 88 inspected gun. At the time of publishing, Warren Buxton reported no double zero series guns being produced by Spreewerke, ref. p. 165 of The P.38 Pistol, Vol. II. Accompanied by black leather clam shell holster marked on back “gyo/42”, WaA98, “P38”. Markings are worn. PROVENANCE: Session two of the extraordinary Warren Buxton Collection. CONDITION: Very fine condition, showing minimal wear and handling marks. This gun could very possibly be an arsenal refinish. Small area of rust/pits under bbl. All markings clear. Bore is bright, with sharp rifling. Grips shows minimal handling marks. Fine mechanical function. Mag may be refinished. Holster is solid, showing wear with scuff marks. Right belt loop stitching is almost completely pulled through at top. C&R; IMPORT3) SPREEWERKE P38. SN 4852h. Cal. 9mm. 5″ bbl. Marked on left side of slide “P.38”, “cyq”. Marked on left side of frame with SN, eagle 88, Austrian eagle BH. Marked on right side of slide with standard German eagle 88 proof marks. Left side of bbl lug marked eagle 88, “cyq”. All external numbers matching. Brown Bakelite grips (the gun is pictured in the book with postwar black plastic grips, clearly they have been changed at some point). Banner Walther “P38 9mm” marked mag. This gun is described on pgs. 79 & 83, pictured on p. 85 of The P.38 Pistol, Vol. III by Warren Buxton. Accompanied by black leather flap holster marked on back. Eagle “WaA195”, “ewx/1944”, “P.38”. PROVENANCE: Session two of the extraordinary Warren Buxton Collection. CONDITION: Very good condition, as most likely arsenal refurbished. All markings are clear. Grips are fine with light handling marks. Bore is very good with sharp rifling. Mechanics are fine. Holster is fine with strong stitching and minor scuff marks. ; C&R; IMPORT4) SPREEWERKE P38. SN 9721. Cal. 9mm. 5″ bbl. Standard markings on left side of slide. Eagle 88 inspected on left side of frame. Eagle 88 proof on right side of slide is difficult to see due to finish. Matching SN’s on slide and frame. Bbl SN is not matching, WaA135 inspected on left lug. Finish on pistol is uniform throughout including mag. Brown Bakelite grips. This gun is explained on p. 172 and pictured on p. 174 of The P.38 Pistol, Vol. II by Warren Buxton. Accompanied by black leather clam shell holster, marked on back “jln/43”, “6033”, WaA145, “P38”. PROVENANCE: Session two of the extraordinary Warren Buxton Collection. CONDITION: Very good, with most of the “German grey” phosphate finish. Areas of light to moderate pitting under finish. Markings are legible. Fine grips with light handling marks. Bore is fine, bright with sharp rifling. Fine mechanical function. Holster is good with scuff marks and crazing, strong stitching. ; C&R5) SPREEWERKE P38. SN 03968. Cal. 9mm. 5″ Bbl. FN made slide marked “ac/44” on left side. “M”, “U”, “88” marked on right side of slide. Slide features an etched SN on the left side. All markings clear. Matching numbers on slide, frame and bbl. Proof marks of some kind have been removed from the left side frame after the Spreewerke “U” mark, as well as the left side of the trigger guard web. Left grip is black Bakelite, right grip is chocolate Bakelite. Mag. is rough finished with non-matching SN on bottom plate. This gun is explained on pg. 165, pictured pg. 169 of The P38 Pistol vol. 2 by Warren Buxton. Accompanied by dark brown leather flap holster marked on back, “P.38/jwa/4”. PROVENANCE: Session two of the extraordinary Warren Buxton Collection. CONDITION: Fine condition with finish wear on high points and thinning on front strap. All markings clear, with exception as noted in description. Very good bore has light pitting with strong rifling. Fine mechanical function. Holster shows wear with strong stitching. ; C&R 52342-29, 52342-34, 52342-64, 52342-66, 52342-115 (1,500-2,000) – Lot 2333

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