[fred cook]

This design (P38/P1) also has the distinction of being the first locked breech single action/double action service pistol. It was designed as a replacement for the Luger pistol to eliminate the need for very skilled labor required to build and fit the Luger parts together. Many of the P1s coming into the states now were actually set aside for issue to the German police but were never issued. Thus the brand new/unused look. Mine came with a spare mag and the service flap type holster. Great guns, and much history there!