silicosys4
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I like seeing old guns and wish they could speak.
This is the story of one ppk, as it came to me, and I wish this one could tell me what it has seen in its life.
So one of the first guns I owned was a stainless interarms ppk. It was a great carry gun at the time but I wasn't enamored with the .380 so I traded it in for a compact 9mm taurus.
and some cash.
Later on in life and long after that taurus was traded away, I found myself missing that ppk for its classic lines, solid heft, and iconic history. I swore to myself if I found another for a reasonable price I would buy it.
Fast forward a couple of years and I walk into a local pawnshop after tax returns come in, with some money to burn and a hankering for something new.
Well, that day the pawnshop got pretty much my whole budget that day. I was looking for a new elk rifle, and a stainless M70 classic in .300winmag with a VXIII scope on it, all LNIB for $600 ate up a chunk right then and there.
But lo and behold....in the case was this.
the price was a little steep for a shooter at $350, but we looked it up in the book they had, and it showed as a "wartime ppk" and booked right at around there, so even though it was in .32acp, I picked it up and took it home with me, thinking I had a beat up but authentic, old ppk to take out and shoot occasionally.
Well, I was looking at her and wondering what her story was, and I did a little research.
Turns out this particular gun was indeed a wartime production ppk.
But the shop should have done more research as to its actual origins and markings. If they had, I have the feeling there would be no way I'd have been able to afford it. I have no idea the value of this gun, but historically its definitely the most noteworthy in my collection
From the people I asked and the research I did, I found the serial number on both the slide and the frame, the eagle/N proof, and the serial number range as being between 250k and 335k puts it as a 6th variation RSHA ppk, probably issued to the SS.
Grips, missing mag, and finish issues aside, I think its a pretty neat little gun, with quiet the history, and it makes me wonder how it ended up here, in a pawnshop in some little town in Washington. It will spend its time in my hands RIG'd and sitting in the safe with occasional trips out to the range.
Anyways, thought you might enjoy the story, what little of it there was that I could pass on. It was a pretty neat experience, researching this gun and finding out its history. If only the history of this gun weren't lost...I'd give a lot tofind out where this gun has been and what its seen.
If anyone has any corrections or further info for the origin of this gun, I'd be happy to hear!
Thanks for looking
This is the story of one ppk, as it came to me, and I wish this one could tell me what it has seen in its life.
So one of the first guns I owned was a stainless interarms ppk. It was a great carry gun at the time but I wasn't enamored with the .380 so I traded it in for a compact 9mm taurus.
and some cash.Later on in life and long after that taurus was traded away, I found myself missing that ppk for its classic lines, solid heft, and iconic history. I swore to myself if I found another for a reasonable price I would buy it.
Fast forward a couple of years and I walk into a local pawnshop after tax returns come in, with some money to burn and a hankering for something new.
Well, that day the pawnshop got pretty much my whole budget that day. I was looking for a new elk rifle, and a stainless M70 classic in .300winmag with a VXIII scope on it, all LNIB for $600 ate up a chunk right then and there.
But lo and behold....in the case was this.
the price was a little steep for a shooter at $350, but we looked it up in the book they had, and it showed as a "wartime ppk" and booked right at around there, so even though it was in .32acp, I picked it up and took it home with me, thinking I had a beat up but authentic, old ppk to take out and shoot occasionally.
Well, I was looking at her and wondering what her story was, and I did a little research.
Turns out this particular gun was indeed a wartime production ppk.
But the shop should have done more research as to its actual origins and markings. If they had, I have the feeling there would be no way I'd have been able to afford it. I have no idea the value of this gun, but historically its definitely the most noteworthy in my collection
From the people I asked and the research I did, I found the serial number on both the slide and the frame, the eagle/N proof, and the serial number range as being between 250k and 335k puts it as a 6th variation RSHA ppk, probably issued to the SS.
Grips, missing mag, and finish issues aside, I think its a pretty neat little gun, with quiet the history, and it makes me wonder how it ended up here, in a pawnshop in some little town in Washington. It will spend its time in my hands RIG'd and sitting in the safe with occasional trips out to the range.
Anyways, thought you might enjoy the story, what little of it there was that I could pass on. It was a pretty neat experience, researching this gun and finding out its history. If only the history of this gun weren't lost...I'd give a lot tofind out where this gun has been and what its seen.
If anyone has any corrections or further info for the origin of this gun, I'd be happy to hear!
Thanks for looking
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