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Make: Walther
Model: PPK, Nazi Police Marked
Serial Number: 387170K
Year of Manufacture: 1942
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 gray plastic that encloses the backstrap. The grip shows a small vertical crack in the middle top edge of the spine, a frequent occurrence in that particular spot. The grip also shows some minor warping, common to this material. There is a tiny crack at the grip screw on the left side. The grip shows light handling wear with some nicks and small scratches. The checkering is well defined. There are no chips. Overall, the grip is in about Good Condition.
Type of Finish: Blue
Finish Originality: Original
Bore Condition: The bore is mostly bright with sharp rifling. There is infrequent minor erosion in the bore and some stubborn fouling. In this writer’s opinion, the bore rates 8 out of 10.
Overall Condition: This handgun retains about 98% of its metal finish. The finish is thinning at all edges. There is scattered minor finish wear with light handling wear in the grip areas. There are some scattered nicks and scratches. The action shows operational wear. The screw head is tool marked with a strong slot. The markings are clear. Overall, this pistol is in Very Good 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 WW2 blued 7-round “flat bottom” magazine marked with their “banner” logo above “PPK 7.65 m/m” at the lower left side of the body.
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. As the war ramped up, the Nazi Police replaced their P.08 Lugers with smaller caliber handguns to preserve 9mm Parabellum ammo production for the Wehrmacht. Nazi Police issued Walther PPKs were distinguished by an “Eagle C” marking on the left side of the frame, and many also carried wartime “Eagle N” commercial proof marks on the right side of the slide and ejection port. The Nazi Police, like many German organizations of WW2, were paramilitary in nature. Their duties mainly consisted of establishing security and maintaining order, and their purview extended from bustling cities to vast countryside in both Germany and occupied areas. They checked wehrpasses, soldbuchs, and individual civilian documents to verify the identity of anyone traveling on German waterways, railways, highways, city streets, and country roads. Some German Field Police units were also deployed in combat.
This German WW2 Nazi Police “Eagle C” Marked Walther PPK Semi-Auto Pistol was made in 1942 and is in Very Good Condition. It features a 3.25” barrel, about 98% of its original wartime “rougher” blued finish, the scarce mid to late war gray plastic grip (there’s a fairly notable vertical crack in the middle top edge of the spine, some minor warping, and a tiny crack at the grip screw on the left side), a correct factory original Walther WW2 blued 7-round “flat bottom” magazine marked with their “banner” logo above “PPK 7.65 m/m” at the lower left side of the body, and a mostly bright bore with sharp rifling. All numbers matching. Most importantly, it carries the original Nazi Police “Eagle C” marking on the left side of the frame, and wartime “Eagle N” commercial proof marks on the right side of the slide and ejection port. This is a fine example of a WW2 Nazi Police Walther PPK.