Walther P38 Cyq Serial Number Lookup

For a highly specific date estimation, you can consult detailed production logs at Pistole38.nl or use the Spreewerk Serial Database

Spreewerk used a system, just like Walther and Mauser. Here is how to read it: walther p38 cyq serial number lookup

The "cyq" code was assigned to the Spreewerk factory located in Grottau, Sudetenland (now Hrádek nad Nisou, Czech Republic). Spreewerk began P.38 production in late 1942 to meet the desperate need for sidearms as the conflict intensified. Because Spreewerk was a secondary manufacturer, their production quality—while mechanically functional—often appeared rougher than Walther or Mauser counterparts, particularly as the war progressed toward 1945. These "late-war" characteristics are often reflected in the serial numbers and the simplified machining marks on the slide and frame. For a highly specific date estimation, you can

A proper lookup also identifies fakes and postwar assemblies. Because Spreewerk was a secondary manufacturer