Check out this PPK

alanint · 11-14-2011, 09:11 PM

A nice prewar PPK with very nicely done engraving and embellishments. Personally not my taste, but I certainly respect the craftsmanship that went into it. The Walther records still exist, so it should be possible to find out if the engraving is original. My guess is that it was done well after the pistol was manufactured. Ken Eister, a gunsmith out in mid Ohio, had a Korean engraver who used to do very similar work. I watched him do a PPK or two in the mid 1970s
If is refreshing, at least, to see an embellished PPK without someone trying to pass it off as a high nazi party leader's piece by slapping eagles and swastikas all over it.

Ezra · 11-14-2011, 10:19 PM

Ornate describes it quite well. A bit over the top for my taste, but I too can appreciate the skill and time invested to create what is a work of art.

Ez

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

11-14-2011, 09:11 PM	#1
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	A nice prewar PPK with very nicely done engraving and embellishments. Personally not my taste, but I certainly respect the craftsmanship that went into it. The Walther records still exist, so it should be possible to find out if the engraving is original. My guess is that it was done well after the pistol was manufactured. Ken Eister, a gunsmith out in mid Ohio, had a Korean engraver who used to do very similar work. I watched him do a PPK or two in the mid 1970s If is refreshing, at least, to see an embellished PPK without someone trying to pass it off as a high nazi party leader's piece by slapping eagles and swastikas all over it.

11-14-2011, 10:19 PM	#2
Ezra User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Washington State Posts: 43 Thanks: 4 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Ornate describes it quite well. A bit over the top for my taste, but I too can appreciate the skill and time invested to create what is a work of art. Ez