In 1936, the German military put the Walther AP through a battery of field tests to determine improvements that had to be made before it could be adopted as the official sidearm. The first version of the Walther P-38 was the Walther AP which stands for Armee Pistole. The German military officially adopted the Walther P-38 in 1938.
After some success and some failure in semi-automatic firearms, Walther found its lucky charm in the Walther P-38 semi-automatic handgun.
In 1908, Carl Walther's eldest son Fritz introduced handguns to the Walther Arms lineup. The Walther family produced sporting rifles that became an instant hit among hunters and shooting competitors all over Europe.
In 1886, German firearm designer Carl Walther decided to bring his family into manufacturing firearms that he and his sons designed.
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