P.38 Quiz Number One

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1) How many screws are there in a P.38?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Four

2) A component with an eagle over WaA76 marking was manufactured by:
a) Fabrique Nationale
b) Bohmische Waffenfabrik
c) Spreewerk
d) Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken

3) In what year did Walther switch to a single line slide marking?
a) 1942
b) 1943
c) 1944
d) Walther always used a single line slide marking

4) What component is not retained by the hammer pin?
a) Hammer
b) Firing Pin Lock Lifter
c) Ejector
d) Safety Hammer Lowering Lever

5) When re-assembling a completely stripped slide, what component(s) can be installed last?
a) Rear Sight
b) Top Cover
c) Extractor
d) Either b or c

6) The Sear Pin retains the Sear and what other component, if any?
a) Ejector
b) Trigger Bar
c) Extractor
d) No other component

7) The P.38 magazine is made up of _____ components.
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six

8) Grips marked _____ would be most appropriate for a mid to late war Spreewerk pistol.
a) 38/MD/Z3
b) V7/MD/37
c) 480 in a circle
d) 1W/MD/41

9) An 'e' block Spreewerk was made in _____.
a) Late 1942
b) Mid 1943
c) Early 1944
d) Mid 1944

10) Which of the following "zero series" had the least pistols produced?
a) Zero Series Spreewerk
b) Zero Series Walther Banner (third variation)
c) Zero Series ac45