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Make: Walther
Model: PPK
Serial Number: 909394
Year of Manufacture: 1935
Caliber: 7.65mm Browning (.32 ACP)
Action Type: Single/Double Action Semi-Auto Pistol fed by Detachable Magazine
Barrel Length: 3 1/4”
Sights / Optics: The front sight is a low profile blade integral to the slide. The rear sight is a “U”-notch integral to the slide. The top of the slide has wavy serrations to reduce glare.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The one-piece grip is checkered black-swirled brown plastic that encloses the backstrap. The grip shows little in the way of handling wear with only a few scattered minor marks. The grip does show some very minor warping, common to this material. The checkering is well defined. There are no chips or cracks. Overall, the grip is in Very Good Plus Condition and would rate Fine but for the warping.
Type of Finish: Blue
Finish Originality: Original, the slide is serial-matching.
Bore Condition: The bore is mostly bright and the rifling is sharp. There is no erosion in the bore. In this writer's opinion, the bore rates 8 or 9 out of 10.
Overall Condition: This handgun retains about 98% of its metal finish. The finish is thinning at some edges. There are some scattered tiny nicks and scratches. There is light handling wear on the safety lever. The action shows light operational wear. The markings are clear. Overall, this handgun is in Excellent Condition.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly. We did not fire this handgun. As with all previously owned firearms, thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: This pistol comes with one correct original Walther Pre-WW2 “banner” logo marked blued 7-round magazine with a matching black-swirled brown plastic finger extension, which is correct for commercial guns.
Our Assessment: “In 1929, German gunmaker Carl Walther introduced the ground-breaking PP (Polizeipistole or “Police Pistol”), a sleek double-action semi-automatic handgun, which would be heavily used by German military and police in the Third Reich. It was the first successful semi-auto pistol of its kind, enabling both double-action and single-action operation. In 1931, Walther released a smaller version of the PP, which it called the PPK (Polizeipistole Kriminalmodell or “Police Pistol Detective Model”). It featured a shorter grip, barrel, slide, frame, and reduced magazine capacity. The PPK was more concealable than the original PP, and better suited for plainclothes police, intelligence agents, and undercover work.” Much of the preceding information courtesy of American Rifleman writer Joe Coogan. German officers in the Third Reich were expected to privately purchase their own sidearms, usually of a smaller caliber than the 9mm Parabellum Luger. The Sauer 38H and Mauser HSC were fine little pistols, but the Walther PPK, with its sleek profile, gleaming commercial “high polish” blued finish, and black-swirled brown plastic grip (and usually housing a mag with a matching plastic finger extension), was the primary choice of most well-heeled German officers, many of whom, like their Imperial forebears, were “to the manor born” from aristocratic families.
This German Pre-WW2 Walther “Crown N” Commercial Model PPK Pistol was made in 1935 and is in Excellent Condition. It features a 3.25” barrel, about 98% of its lustrous, original commercial “high polish” blued finish, the classic one-piece checkered black-swirled brown plastic grip that encloses the backstrap, a correct factory original Walther Pre-WW2 “banner” logo marked blued 7-round commercial mag with a matching plastic finger extension, good mechanics, clear markings, and a mostly bright bore with sharp rifling and no erosion. All numbers matching. This is a gorgeous example of a Pre-WW2 Walther Commercial PPK.