1938 Walther PP to the collection

Shearwater6 · 10-17-2013, 02:02 AM

As per forum advice I purchased this pistol from a well respected collector here in NZ and am stoked with it. Really nice condition for her age and the barrel is simply geourgous! Never ceases to amaze me the quality of these old German pistols!
Wasn't sure weather to buy this pistol or a couple of old war horses... So I bought this pistol AND a couple of old war horses!
A Colt 1911 ( non nb matching ) plus a P38. Both combat pistols and surely showing their experiences, but I love them and respect there condition and history and look forward to preserving their condition and history. ( will post pics when they arrive )

Shearwater6 · 10-17-2013, 02:06 AM

The other side

Sergio Natali · 10-17-2013, 03:42 AM

I used to collect old Colt 1911, while I'm not an expert on P.38, anyway congratulations for your PPK

Tony Min · 10-20-2013, 07:12 PM

You have good taste in guns. In the past few months I got a nice P38 and my first Luger. Next is a PP or 1911 depending on which I find first. But both are coming.
My wife says no more guns until January 1st so I am sitting on my hands.

Sergio Natali · 10-21-2013, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony Min

You have good taste in guns. In the past few months I got a nice P38 and my first Luger. Next is a PP or 1911 depending on which I find first. But both are coming.
My wife says no more guns until January 1st so I am sitting on my hands.

Do not worry mate, you are in good company, still January 1st it's a long way ahead :-)

pors12 · 10-21-2013, 11:26 AM

Hi,

I think your PP is later than 1938.
It has the E/N proof.

regards

Otto

John Sabato · 10-21-2013, 12:25 PM

The Walther PP is one of my absolute favorite "pocket" pistols. Mine just fits below the top seam of my jeans, and makes no larger a bulge than a typical wallet full of cards... It is often my companion in the hot summer months.

Yours may not be a wartime gun, but it sure is a nice one.

kubel · 10-21-2013, 12:45 PM

Judging by what I can see of the serial number (166XXXP), your PP was made in 1940. Without Waffenamts, it's a commercial version.

sheepherder · 10-21-2013, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kubel

Judging by what I can see of the serial number (166XXXP), your PP was made in 1940. Without Waffenamts, it's a commercial version.

I thought that winged eagle on the chamber and on the slide below the ejection port were waffenamts...

Learn something new every day...

kubel · 10-21-2013, 06:48 PM

The "Waffenamt" on that pistol should be an "Eagle over N" firing proof.

Shearwater6 · 09-09-2014, 01:23 AM

Update on my PP. It was indeed made in 1940, for the Swiss police.

10-17-2013, 02:02 AM	#1
Shearwater6 User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New Zealand Posts: 32 Thanks: 10 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	1938 Walther PP to the collection As per forum advice I purchased this pistol from a well respected collector here in NZ and am stoked with it. Really nice condition for her age and the barrel is simply geourgous! Never ceases to amaze me the quality of these old German pistols! Wasn't sure weather to buy this pistol or a couple of old war horses... So I bought this pistol AND a couple of old war horses! A Colt 1911 ( non nb matching ) plus a P38. Both combat pistols and surely showing their experiences, but I love them and respect there condition and history and look forward to preserving their condition and history. ( will post pics when they arrive ) Attached Thumbnails

10-17-2013, 02:06 AM	#2
Shearwater6 User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New Zealand Posts: 32 Thanks: 10 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	The other side Attached Thumbnails

10-17-2013, 03:42 AM	#3
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	I used to collect old Colt 1911, while I'm not an expert on P.38, anyway congratulations for your PPK __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

10-21-2013, 12:25 PM	#7
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	The Walther PP is one of my absolute favorite "pocket" pistols. Mine just fits below the top seam of my jeans, and makes no larger a bulge than a typical wallet full of cards... It is often my companion in the hot summer months. Yours may not be a wartime gun, but it sure is a nice one. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

10-20-2013, 07:12 PM	#4
Tony Min User Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 169 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 14 Posts	You have good taste in guns. In the past few months I got a nice P38 and my first Luger. Next is a PP or 1911 depending on which I find first. But both are coming. My wife says no more guns until January 1st so I am sitting on my hands.

10-21-2013, 11:26 AM	#6
pors12 User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Austria Posts: 115 Thanks: 24 Thanked 59 Times in 21 Posts	Hi, I think your PP is later than 1938. It has the E/N proof. regards Otto

10-21-2013, 12:45 PM	#8
kubel User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 124 Thanks: 5 Thanked 32 Times in 20 Posts	Judging by what I can see of the serial number (166XXXP), your PP was made in 1940. Without Waffenamts, it's a commercial version.

10-21-2013, 06:48 PM	#10
kubel User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 124 Thanks: 5 Thanked 32 Times in 20 Posts	The "Waffenamt" on that pistol should be an "Eagle over N" firing proof.

09-09-2014, 01:23 AM	#11
Shearwater6 User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New Zealand Posts: 32 Thanks: 10 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Update on my PP. It was indeed made in 1940, for the Swiss police.