{"id":30446,"date":"2026-09-22T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/primer-229-german-walther-p38\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:00:03","slug":"primer-229-german-walther-p38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/primer-229-german-walther-p38\/","title":{"rendered":"Primer 229: German Walther P38"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s5JL5CQUH-o?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>C&#038;Rsenal&#8217;s Primer series invites you into Professor Gruffudd&#8217;s history classroom.<br \/>Attend a detailed, multimedia lecture on historic firearms development, function, and live fire every other Tuesday!<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy this lesson and want to see more, please consider supporting us at:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/CandRsenal\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/CandRsenal<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/candrsenal\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/candrsenal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prints\/patches\/shirts from the show:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/candrsenal.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/candrsenal.com\/shop\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Forgotten Weapons: Walther Prototype MP<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9B2YBj3JP44<br\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9B2YBj3JP44<br<\/a> \/><br \/>Supplemental reading:<br \/>American Rifleman February 1946<br \/>How safe is the Walther &#8220;Safety?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Fateful Years: Carl Walther<br \/>Wolf-Dietrich N. 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