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Fascinating! It's pretty crude. I'd guess it's not a WWII officially sanctioned or produced item, but rather a post war amateur effort made to be more concealable.

Too many question marks. I'd pass. Nicer guns are out there.

Try here: https://www.militarytour.com/german-ww2-walther-p38-bakelite-brown-pistol-grips.html

Historyarms offerings are not Bakelite, but some kind of softer plastic.

Looks like reproduction P38 grips might now be available that are actually made of Bakelite (phenolic resin plastic). I have not inspected these in person, but the photos look pretty good. The seller has other grips available too. Type Bakelite in the search box. I have no connection to the...

The gun will sell as there's no reserve. We'll see it again.

Yup, all good.

Also, the large X on the receiver under the serial number is typical of a Russian rebuild, though not always present or applied evenly. If this is part of a new batch of Russian exports, then they won't be seen in the US as imports of Russian arms and ammunition are no longer allowed. Count...

Right, there were two original methods of securing the drop safety to the bolt, crimping and welding. Welds didn't tend to later loosen up and require peening. If the crimped portion of this one protrudes into the bolt cavity, then an original recoil spring housing may no longer fit. The large...

Here ya go. This is my 1943 Piper L-4 A2.

This series? Looks like the Germans never got it to work. Apparently the threaded end of the MP40 barrel was not robust enough for stable suppressor mounting. https://www.mp40.nl/index.php?page=sound-surpressor-2

Original G33/40 handguards, cleaning rods, and front sight hoods are basically impossible to find. Rod and hood repros have been made and are occasionally available.

High humidity can account for the condition of the metal work.

What is PB? It's interesting to see a Heer H acceptance mark on a rifle that clearly saw Portuguese service.

Look great! really nice conidtion. The only marked example I have is black ink stamped joa 194- where the last digit of the year is off of the edge of the leather strap. It has a milled friction bar, so I assume it's early to mid-war. It was on a byf 42 98k that was a closet find. The rifle...

This one's been reparked. Original Bonderizing was usually pretty thin.

Wow!

Rifle was made immediately following WWII.

Knowing what it is and what it isn't, I'd be pleased to own and shoot this one.