Walther PPK/s Deal or no deal?

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I found a (well) used (Alexandra Import I believe) Wather PPK/s today. Finish is rough and there is a little pitting on the front lower edge of the slide and a little bit on the grip spur, rest of the finish is worn from being carried in the waist line. It needs a real good cleaning first thing. The inside of the gun looks good. Price is $230. plus tax. No box, paperwork and just the mag that is in it (mismatched SS finger rest mag, marked Walther)

I am thinking that if the finish bugs me all that much I could either cold blue it or maybe have it Ceracoated (Sp?) or Parked. It would never make it as a collectors piece but sure would carry well.

What do y'all think?
WB
 
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It was either made by Interarms (Alexandria, VA) or imported by them.

If it was made in the US it'll have made in USA on the left side of the slide.

If it was made in Germany, it'd have made in W. Germany/Germany on either the frame or on the slide.

If your plan is to carry it, I'd just leave it as is.

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I would replace the recoil spring and the hammer spring . Wolff has both and use factory lb springs. If going to be carry. Like was said before. Leave finish alone.
I have grip tape on front strap. I carry Corbon DPX for my SD load. Mine was made in approx. 1984. Ive owned over 10 years and never had 1 problem out of it.
 
One of Germany's fine engineering achievements. A little heavy for my taste as a CCW but all in all a good gun.
 
I carried my S&W built PPK/S a bit, but it was a tad too heavy, and once I found someone really wanting one I sold it off for a PPS 9mm. Just gets the job done better for me.
 
At that price, if the gun checks out okay mechanically, I would definitely buy it. If the finish is in less than stellar shape I would get it hard chrome plated by Ron Mahovsky at Metalife.
 
I had one of these once, that I bought new. The trigger pull was so heavy and rough that I couldn't shoot it accurately. Maybe that was a sample defect, or maybe it was inherent in the design, I don't know. Maybe it could have been fixed by gunsmithing. I never found out, because I sold it. I don't regret selling it at all.

Check out the function, and especially the trigger pull, before you buy it.
 
Have owned an Interarms .380 PPK/S for 20 years; still carry it some too. Awesome little pistol; accurate as all get out!
 
I just gave my grandson a French made PPK/S in .22 L.R. for his birthday. It was one of the most accurate .22 in that size I ever saw! My grandson is old enough now to own it & has been looking for one for a few years. He has shot it & admired it since he was about 12 and I just don't need it, so I was happy to pass it on. I will still get to shoot it when we go shooting together. It will aways bring back good days to remember.
 
We had a NIB "Smith & Wesson" PPK/S for a while. Not only did it beat up both our thumb knuckles, it doubled once and shortly after that the extractor broke. This was at somewhere around to 150 rounds. S&W repaired it totally at their expense, but we sold it (with full disclosure of course) shortly after that.

One event does not a trend make, but that's the only one of those we'll ever buy.
 
Can you shoot it? My experience with 2 exactly the same Interarms SS PPKS was one fed and one didn't even after a trip to Cylinder and slide for throat and ramp job; traded (with alacrity) for 1991 Coommander. Personal vow; never buy another if I couldn't shoot it first. Yes, I've heard they were like that.
 
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