The tail of the Y was the thickest part of the die charachter, and it should have been the strongest. Germans were some of the finest craftsmen in the world and I find it hard to believe they would use a Broken Die after the Y broke.UNLESS they turned it into a V on purpose as a possible Intel countermeasure. What if it was done Intentionally? Towards the End of the war when Intelligence was starting to give the allies Targets, the weapons plants, Ball bearing Factories, And research facilities were prime Targets.
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In 1945 the Mauser Code was changed to `svw`.Ĭlick to expand.I did read it.Looks convincing.But one thing he didnt consider in his report. In 'Pistols of the World' by Ian Hogg and John Weeks, they state that 'In the final months of 1943, another contract was given, this time to Spreewerk GmbH of Berlin, thier code groups being cyq and cvq.' Walther was ac, mauser was byf,Because a coding system was ordered by the German Army Weapons office in 1939 to prevent anyone from knowing where the weapons were made, denying the enemies any useful economic intelligence! At first it was numeric,(Walther's Zella Mehlis factory was 480) then changed in 1940 to alphabetic. Look at the Spreeworks section.He shows the Late cvq guns. Here are some pictures of my February 1945 Spreewerk manufactured P38. Although, it fits and functions definitely shows the character typical of Spreewerk's haste to manufacture and unskilled labor.
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What I think makes my P38 interesting is that although the serial numbers on all the parts match, it has CVQ stamped in the slide and CYQ on the barrel. There has always been a controversy did they switch codes or did the stamping die break causing the 'Y' to look like a 'V'. Sometime in January of 1945, Speewerk switched from CYQ to CVQ as a manufacturer. So when the owner of my local gun shop said he had a P38 he wanted me to look at AND it turned out to be a Spreewerk CVQ. In my research I learned about Spreewerk and the 'CYQ/CVQ broken die controversy'. My collection tends to be intentionally eclectic.Īn Enfield Number 2 Revolver made by a Scotish auto manufacturer, IBM M1 Carbine, etc. Cheers, ~ Greg ~.Ī few months ago, I was watching P38's on Gunbroker and doing the usual research that I do prior to buying a surplus weapon. I'm more than happy with my Spreewerke, so I'm sure I'll just end up spending more money on other things. I wouldn't mind adding a Walther made example to the collection at some point, but German guns aren't really a focus for my collection (prices are too crazy), so I doubt I'll go out specifically looking for one. The one and only P38 in my collection is also a Spreewerke example made in August of 1944.Īll matching, non-import marked. The plant originally made anti-aircraft guns, their machining equipment was not designed for small work, like pistols, thus the rough machining marks found on cyq P-38s. The army now demanded 10,000 pistols per month from Spreewerke, although this amount was never obtained.īy the end of the war Spreewerke produced around 285,000 P38s. In August they delivered another 300 for testing, and these were finally given the long awaited acceptance proof, (eagle 88).
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At the end of June 1942 they delivered 50 pistols for testing, which were rejected.
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The Spreewerke Factory at Berlin-Spandau was the third manufacturer assigned to produce the P38. Walther Military P.38 Production Chart Year Qty.