Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this historical semi-automatic pistol today for a penny-start auction, this is the Walther PP!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Walther
Model: PP
Serial: 346308P
Date of Manufacture: 1944
Caliber: 7.65 (.32 ACP)
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 3 3/4"
Optics/Sights: Fixed post front with Fixed U-notch rear
Stock/Grips: Black plastic grips with checkering and Walther banner logos
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard / The left side of the frame and slide is stamped with German military proof marks. The right side of the chamber and slide is stamped with German Waffenamt proof marks.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Model: PP
Serial: 346308P
Date of Manufacture: 1944
Caliber: 7.65 (.32 ACP)
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 3 3/4"
Optics/Sights: Fixed post front with Fixed U-notch rear
Stock/Grips: Black plastic grips with checkering and Walther banner logos
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard / The left side of the frame and slide is stamped with German military proof marks. The right side of the chamber and slide is stamped with German Waffenamt proof marks.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Walther PP series pistols are blowback-operated semi-automatic pistols developed by the German arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen. It features an exposed hammer, a traditional double-action trigger mechanism, a single-column magazine, and a fixed barrel that also acts as the guide rod for the recoil spring. The series includes the Walther PP, PPK, PPK/S, and PPK/E models. The Walther TPH pocket pistol is a smaller caliber pistol introduced in 1971, identical in handling and operation to the PPK.
Various PP series are manufactured in Germany, France and the United States. In the past, the PPK version was manufactured by Walther in its own factory in Germany, as well as under licenses by Manurhin in France; Interarms in Virginia and by Smith & Wesson in Maine. Since 2018, PPK and PPK/S models have been built at the factory of US-based subsidiary Walther Arms, Inc.
The PP and the PPK were among the world's first successful double action semi-automatic pistols. The PPK is still manufactured by Walther, but the PP went out of production in 1999 and have been widely copied. The design inspired other pistols, among them the Soviet Makarov, the Hungarian FEG PA-63, the Polish P-64, the American Accu-Tek AT-380 II, and the Argentinian Bersa Thunder 380. The PP and PPK were both popular with European police and civilians for being reliable and concealable. During World War II, they were issued to the German military (officers), including the Luftwaffe, as well as the uniformed Ordnungspolizei and plainclothes detectives of the Kriminalpolizei.
Various PP series are manufactured in Germany, France and the United States. In the past, the PPK version was manufactured by Walther in its own factory in Germany, as well as under licenses by Manurhin in France; Interarms in Virginia and by Smith & Wesson in Maine. Since 2018, PPK and PPK/S models have been built at the factory of US-based subsidiary Walther Arms, Inc.
The PP and the PPK were among the world's first successful double action semi-automatic pistols. The PPK is still manufactured by Walther, but the PP went out of production in 1999 and have been widely copied. The design inspired other pistols, among them the Soviet Makarov, the Hungarian FEG PA-63, the Polish P-64, the American Accu-Tek AT-380 II, and the Argentinian Bersa Thunder 380. The PP and PPK were both popular with European police and civilians for being reliable and concealable. During World War II, they were issued to the German military (officers), including the Luftwaffe, as well as the uniformed Ordnungspolizei and plainclothes detectives of the Kriminalpolizei.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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