west german marked PPK

[hso]

No import marks.
Carl Walther Waffenfabrik Ulm/Do
Modell PPK-Cal. 7.65
German Eagle over an N on slide
Pistol has Made in West Germany on left side of frame behind trigger guard, which is unusual.
Right side of slide has matching serial number to serial number on right side of frame behind trigger guard.
Serial number on frame has eagle over N next to the A
Barrel has eagle over N inside ejection port area
1967
Not NIB, but minty.
Wonder what it's worth?

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

At a local show or shop, I would expect to see $900ish on the tag.
Nice gun!

 

[horsemen61]

I’d never know because that beauty would never be sold

 

[hso]

There's a different pistol I'd rather have and if selling this lovely PPK will get it to me I'll only shed a very small tear.

Of course an 84fs at this price is pretty rare so...

 

[CapnMac]

Yeah, $900 easy, if a person found the right collector. Especially for not having import markings.

Don't know, but, I'd be surprised if there's not a PPK owner's forum that might have more info.
I know the Walther forum can want a flame-proof suit all too often, but, that's a different issue.

 

[hso]

Walther forum

I started there and they were a wealth of information, but THR has some folks with deep knowledge beyond enthusiasts.

 

[Archie]

The 'no import marks' is odd. The legend "Made in West Germany" is required for importation to the U. S. That requirement has been in place since Hec was a pup. The importation marks of 'Imported by [whoever]' has been added to the (likely ATF) statutes sometime after the Gun Control Act of 1968. That law started up the entire concept of Federal Firearms License(ing)
Perhaps the arm was never imported by a business, but an individual. In that case, the arms would be admitted to the U. S. - currently with the assistance of an FFL. Obviously, prior to the 1968 GCA, no FFL existed and the process would have been simpler.

I collect this caliber of handguns; I do not have PPk as I'm too cheap to part with that sort of money. I would happily pay $900.00 for it. I would expect to see a price tag of between $1500 and $2000 on it (subject to haggling, of course) as this is a collector arm. I doubt many folks would want it enough to have as a defensive pistol in that caliber.
I do not want to start a discussion over whether the .32 ACP is proper for such use, but rather there are less expensive alternatives.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Prewar and Nazi-marked PPKs routinely go for that kinda money (and more), but I dont think postwar Ulm/Manurhin guns are quite there yet......cant hurt to start high, of course.

There is a guy who frequents one of our local circuit shows who specializes in Walthers. Ive seen him cart the same half dozen clean postwar PPs and PPKs marked at $1100-1200 back and forth for the last two years unsold.

He offered me $300 for a minty .32 Manurhin-marked PP last year- which of course I declined. I still had a hard time selling it as everyone wanted a .380. Think I finally took $500 just to be rid of it. Pretty gun, but hideously unreliable.

 

[Speedo66]

That looks like a nice gun, I rarely see a PPK, usually it's a PPK/S.

The .32 should be nicer to shoot than the .380 PPK/S I had, snappy to shoot and often drew blood in the web of my hand. Mine was imported by Interarms.

That could be a PX purchase by a US soldier who served in Germany.

 

[skfullen]

PX/BX purchase is what I was also thinking.

 

[CaptHank]

PX/BX purchase is what I was also thinking.

I was stationed just north of Ulm, Goppingen, in 1966-67. One of my shooting buddies, purchased this same pistol in the spring of 1967 from the PX. He was getting ready to head to Viet Nam. He couldn't deal with the "Spit & Polish" of Division Headquarters.

 

[Odd Job]

Interesting that the serial numbers on the slide and frame are struck with a different character style. Is that usual?

 

[hso]

I was stationed just north of Ulm, Goppingen, in 1966-67. One of my shooting buddies, purchased this same pistol in the spring of 1967 from the PX. He was getting ready to head to Viet Nam. He couldn't deal with the "Spit & Polish" of Division Headquarters.

That's what I think this gun is.

 

[hso]

Is that usual?

It is consistent with other PPKs in .32 and .380 of that year that I've found pictures of.