Walther P-38 Replica

[amado1]

I got this bad boy yesterday from HessenAntiques! The P-38 is a 9mm semi-auto developed as service pistol at the beginning of WWII. One of my best friends, Sho, has a P-38 in her family that was captured from a Nazi during the war, and when I started writing gunplay stories, she enthusiastically suggested this one. I liked it immediately. I wanted to get a closer look, though, for my zine submission, and I like having one just so I can take reference photos for my art!

Not pictured is the bright orange plug in the barrel, required by law but easy to hide in photos (actually, you can totally see it in this one, it just blends into the brown cupboard in the background). It's got a good realistic weight to it; not as heavy as the service pistol I used when I was enlisted, but not as big, either. The trigger moves when you pull it (easier than a real P-38) but all other parts of the gun are firmly fixed. The paint job is nice and convincing. Overall, I love it!

(Personally, I don't want to have real guns in my house. This antique replica is a nice way to have the smooth, industrial aesthetic at hand without the danger. It will be a fun prop in photo shoots, that's for sure!)

Comments

[kradeelav]

oh that looks so handsome! love the detailed writeup -- agree that the paint job is very well done, has a sense of well weatheredness that looks wonderful in your hands. :) you're making me want to get a walthier ppk, always had a fondness for those since drawing the webcomic that featured 'em.