A PPK research project / pop quiz

I see the serial number has a K suffix. IIRC, a K or a P was added after SN 999,999 for the PPK and PP in lieu of numbers in the millions.

Its the one Herman Goering surrendered when he was captured?

Uhhh, JK?

It's a WWII gun, based on the Eagle proofs and the serial number range. I'm not sure what else may be significant about it, I believe there should be other stamps if it was accepted into service. My other guess based on my limited Walther PP/PPK knowledge would be wartime-commercial production. Either way, a nice piece for $300.

Between the resolution and the Photobucket watermarks, I cant see much at all, honestly.

I was hoping it was one of the Chinese-made ones. I read about them a long time ago.

NIGHTLORD40K said:

Its the one Herman Goering surrendered when he was captured?

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Ol' Herman surrendered a Smith and Wesson M&P bought by him before the war.

I don't know the minutiae of Walther collecting but the pearl handles are just what Patton was talking about.

Zella-Mehlis PPK made in France.

It's Hermann .

It's an early pre-war numbered PPK assembled late in the war?

silicosys4 said:

yes, its a ww2 gun, but you can get much more specific than that by the visible markings

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OK, I'll bite, could you enlighten us to what you've found out about this pistol? I've started to gain an interest in researching the history of the PP/PPK series of guns. I want one to add to my "collection" of 7.65mm pocket pistols, because they're neat in being the first commercially successful semi-automatic to feature a DA/SA trigger system. And a WWII-era or maybe a non-import marked commercial model are high on my interest lists.

And not to be rude, those pictures with the Photobucket water marks are borderline useless for the rest of us to make out any identifying marks. I KNOW there should be a proof mark on the muzzle somewhere there, but the photo resolution and watermark obscure any details.

silicosys4 said:

. . . you can get much more specific than that by the visible markings

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Not really. You can upload pictures (hopefully clearer) directly to THR.

It's a feature!

4,

Whether the gun was GORING'S or not, it is still a WALTHER PPK, one of the greatest concealed carry guns, ever made, in my opinion.
It is very concealable. It has a decent trigger, much better than the one on the INTERARMS made guns and a better grip shape than the later PPK/S, which unfortunately copied the shape of the PP, on which it is based.
I have a pre-war PPK in .32ACP and it has proven 100% reliable for me. It looked bad, on one side, but was the same price as an INTERTERMS made PPK/S in .380ACP and had a MUCH, MUCH better trigger and was $200.00 less than the S&W made PPK/S that also had a smooth trigger.
Despite the small sights, I found it accurate and the grip more comfortable to shoot, than the larger WALTHER PP pistol in .32ACP.

I carried it as a pocket gun, until I purchased a GLOCK 42. Well, my wife liked my GLOCK 42 so much, it became hers. I bought another, this time with night sights and now after carrying if for a couple of years, it has followed the same path and also become my wife's.
So, I am back to the PPK, until I can get "ANOTHER" GLOCK 42!

Mine looked to be in similar shape on the outside as yours. But, like the saying goes, "IT IS WHAT IS ON THE INSIDE, THAT COUNTS".

Jim

S.S. gun?

silicosys4 said:

bingo

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Whats the giveaway?

I guess the claim is that it is a Variant 3 PPK as the s/n seems to fall in the right range, but the photos are so low quality that's all I can tell; I don't see a readable proofmark to confirm that, for example.

A magazine serial if included, and general provenance would also be nice.

Patocazador said: ↑
S.S. gun?

silicosys4 said:

bingo

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So, what did I win? The PPK would make a nice prize.