Walther P1 I built recently.....
One of my favorite things to do is build my own firearms. I've built AR15s in the past, as well as an M1 Garand, and also a Springfield 03-A3 rifle earlier this year.
Just a couple weeks ago, I took on a new project. I purchased a WWII-era German P.38 pistol made by Walther in March 1945, just before the end of the war. Unfortunately, the gun had been expertly re-finished, but that meant it was fairly cheap at $450 (would've been $800 or so had it had its original finish).
So, I decided to remove the barrel and slide from the frame, remove every single part from the frame, and build a new pistol using post-war West German parts. I had my gunsmith check headspace and function before I fired it the first time, but I assembled the pistol myself. I've put 200 rounds through it so far, with no failures to feed, fire, or extract/eject.
The Walther P1 pistol is the same exact design as the P.38, but the designation was changed from P.38 to P1 in 1963, and then, over the years, improvements were made to the design (thicker slide, forged locking block, improved sights, etc). My newly-built pistol has all these design improvements, and is extremely accurate.
Here are some photos.....