PP eagle/C (für polizei) correct serialmarkings?

Gebirg · 05-07-2013, 01:22 PM

Got lucky i guess, PP with eagle/C (police) serial 214663 P in wery good condition, and correct magazins?
But, my main question is - should the serial number altso been on the right side of slide?
I cant find any digits inside the slide, its well used you know...
I think that the slide is the right one for this gun...?

Thanks!
P.S.
As Julius C said, without the luck, i would have lost the war against the Galls...

AKB
Norway

kubel · 05-07-2013, 07:00 PM

My 1940 Walther PP only has the serial number on the frame like yours, not on the slide. It's not a police model, however.

Edward Tinker · 05-07-2013, 08:24 PM

I am pretty sure it depends on when it was made. After a certain date, the slide was marked with the serial number, before no. And the inside marking is very easy to be rubbed out and/or hard to see, sometimes you have to shine a light just right and the right angle.

Ed

Gebirg · 05-08-2013, 12:12 AM

Thank you both - and i belive that this is correct. Walther did not use serial markings on any models right on slide on PP before serial 220xxx, and as Edward sais, the scratched inside marking at the ejection port did vanish quick or easy. That is why they started to mark the slide altso.

Kubel: Do you see the tre digits inside slide at the ejection port on your 1940?

abukafura · 05-08-2013, 10:26 AM

I was under the impression that all PPs and PPKs that were marked with the E/C were police pistols. Why is this one not considered a police pistol?

Ron Wood · 05-08-2013, 10:55 AM

Herman,
The PP in the first post (Gebirg) is a police gun. Kubel (second post) said that his 1940 PP is not a police.

abukafura · 05-08-2013, 02:28 PM

Thanks, Ron. I was a bit confused with the postings, photos and narratives. I am now straight again.

kubel · 05-11-2013, 06:11 PM

Yes, sorry for the confusion. I was indicating my pistol was different as it is not a police pistol. Gebirg's PP is definitely marked as a police pistol.

05-07-2013, 01:22 PM	#1
Gebirg User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Telemark Posts: 94 Thanks: 68 Thanked 158 Times in 34 Posts	PP eagle/C (für polizei) correct serialmarkings? Got lucky i guess, PP with eagle/C (police) serial 214663 P in wery good condition, and correct magazins? But, my main question is - should the serial number altso been on the right side of slide? I cant find any digits inside the slide, its well used you know... I think that the slide is the right one for this gun...? Thanks! P.S. As Julius C said, without the luck, i would have lost the war against the Galls... AKB Norway Attached Thumbnails __________________ Mr. AKB - Norway "SILENT LEGES INTER ARMA" Denn unter den Waffen schweigen die Gesetze (M.T.Cicero) Last edited by Gebirg; 05-08-2013 at 03:38 PM.

05-07-2013, 08:24 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,962 Thanks: 2,063 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	I am pretty sure it depends on when it was made. After a certain date, the slide was marked with the serial number, before no. And the inside marking is very easy to be rubbed out and/or hard to see, sometimes you have to shine a light just right and the right angle. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

05-08-2013, 12:12 AM	#4
Gebirg User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Telemark Posts: 94 Thanks: 68 Thanked 158 Times in 34 Posts	Thank you both - and i belive that this is correct. Walther did not use serial markings on any models right on slide on PP before serial 220xxx, and as Edward sais, the scratched inside marking at the ejection port did vanish quick or easy. That is why they started to mark the slide altso. Kubel: Do you see the tre digits inside slide at the ejection port on your 1940? __________________ Mr. AKB - Norway "SILENT LEGES INTER ARMA" Denn unter den Waffen schweigen die Gesetze (M.T.Cicero)

05-08-2013, 10:55 AM	#6
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,035 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,242 Times in 1,719 Posts	Herman, The PP in the first post (Gebirg) is a police gun. Kubel (second post) said that his 1940 PP is not a police. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

05-07-2013, 07:00 PM	#2
kubel User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 124 Thanks: 5 Thanked 32 Times in 20 Posts	My 1940 Walther PP only has the serial number on the frame like yours, not on the slide. It's not a police model, however.

05-08-2013, 10:26 AM	#5
abukafura Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northeast Wisconsin, near Greeen Bay Posts: 327 Thanks: 1,314 Thanked 90 Times in 57 Posts	I was under the impression that all PPs and PPKs that were marked with the E/C were police pistols. Why is this one not considered a police pistol?

05-08-2013, 02:28 PM	#7
abukafura Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northeast Wisconsin, near Greeen Bay Posts: 327 Thanks: 1,314 Thanked 90 Times in 57 Posts	Thanks, Ron. I was a bit confused with the postings, photos and narratives. I am now straight again.

05-11-2013, 06:11 PM	#8
kubel User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 124 Thanks: 5 Thanked 32 Times in 20 Posts	Yes, sorry for the confusion. I was indicating my pistol was different as it is not a police pistol. Gebirg's PP is definitely marked as a police pistol.