Manufactured in 1945, the late war "Zero Series" P.38 was made using a combination of commercial components and other found/redirected parts, with an estimated production total of less than 2,000 as described on page 189 of Warren H. Buxton's " The P.38 Pistol: Volume Two." Blade front and notch rear sights, with the "ac 45" production code on the left side of the slide, "eagle/swastika" and "eagle/359" proofs on the right, "eagle/swastika" on the barrel and locking block, and "eagle/359" on the locking block. Matching serial numbers found on the barrel, upper right side of the slide, and frame, with a matching partial number on the locking block. Fitted with a pair of ribbed brown Bakelite grips and an "eagle/359" and "P.38v" marked blued magazine with un-numbered base.