38 came from an era when left-handed shooters were largely ignored, and Umarex has correctly carried over the 1938 design, with the safety catch being located only on the left-hand side of the gun and a thumb groove being added to the left-hand grip, both features assisting right-handed shooters. 38s were fitted with metal or Bakelite grips, so despite the change in naming, Umarex’s version resembles a wartime gun, borne out by the box art, which features a black and white photo of a German Heer soldier equipped with a P. 38 also differed in losing the dot and space between the letter and numbers, now just known as the P38. 38s were made of blued steel, but post-war variants had a parkerised finish, giving them an ultra-matt and almost grainy texture. While it would have been great to have seen the metalwork given a blued finish, the black finish on the CO2 variant is smooth and evenly applied. Some small details are missing, however, such as the “S” (Sicher/Safe) and “F” (Feur/Fire) lettering underneath the safety catch, which should be white and red respectively, while the letters are just the same overall black as the rest of the gun. Umarex’s P38 is a well-balanced and good-looking pistol, and just like the 9x19mm Parabellum-firing original is of metal construction.Īs might be expected from Umarex, this BB-firing replica has a nice level of detail, such as the lanyard loop and ersatz grip screw. 38 was made for the German armed forces during the war years, but production continued after the Second World War, first for the French, then for West German and South African military and police forces, who used the P38 and its later P1 and P4 variants.
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