Walther 6,35 pistol

andreas · 10-15-2004, 08:10 AM

Hi there,

I'm a newby to this forum, well a friend of mine told to check here for infomations about a gun a friend gave me a couple of weeks ago. Here it is, certainly is a Walther, but i couldn't figure it out any product detail.I had checked on the Walther's page but still no match, well it looks like a Walther model 2 or 5, but a bit different, perhaps different contractors. I also found in a book about those markings on the receiver and barrel, the letter N+crown, that says that was intended for the civilian market. This is it. If you have any information, please let me know.

Thanx Andrej

Pics

http://www.avc-sp.si/sang.htm

John Sabato · 10-15-2004, 09:38 AM

that would be a Walther Model 5...

Here is a photo of an identical gun that was sold by the German auction house Hermann-Historica a few years ago, but in much better condition. (Wish it were mine!)

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andreas · 10-15-2004, 01:12 PM

Thanks a lot.
I was wondering if it is possible to know something more. Well, this gun of mine, was a gift from someone who worked for the old Yugoslav secret service, who fought in WW2. I was looking to find out how did it get here in first place, well i guess it got here in WW2, but does anybody know if this kind of gun was ever used by any German army unit, since i found those markings being used for the civilian market. Ok, someone could bought it before going to the front, but i'm still wondering that is a pretty old gun for WW2, correct if i am wrong.

John Sabato · 10-15-2004, 03:20 PM

This gun may have been confiscated and retained by some member of the old Yugoslav Secret Service... I doubt that it would have been issued by them, for the same reason that you mentioned... it is an old gun. Probably someone's personal firearm.

minigun · 10-16-2004, 09:29 AM

Whoa!
I'm always seeing different little German guns here that I'd never seen nor heard about. Neat little gun.

Vlim · 10-16-2004, 10:00 AM

Hi,

These little pistols were introduced by Walher in 1913 and were quickly replaced during WW1 with improved models.

As it has a German commercial crown-N proof, it's most likely a WW1 private purchase or officer's side-arm (who were expected to purchase their sidearms themselves and favored small pistols for several reasons, one was that being seen publically wearing a pistol in plain sight was 'not done' in upper-class society).

andreas · 10-16-2004, 01:08 PM

Thannks a lot. That is a quiet interesting point.
Thanks again.

10-15-2004, 08:10 AM	#1
andreas New User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Slovenia Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Walther 6,35 pistol Hi there, I'm a newby to this forum, well a friend of mine told to check here for infomations about a gun a friend gave me a couple of weeks ago. Here it is, certainly is a Walther, but i couldn't figure it out any product detail.I had checked on the Walther's page but still no match, well it looks like a Walther model 2 or 5, but a bit different, perhaps different contractors. I also found in a book about those markings on the receiver and barrel, the letter N+crown, that says that was intended for the civilian market. This is it. If you have any information, please let me know. Thanx Andrej Pics http://www.avc-sp.si/sang.htm

10-15-2004, 09:38 AM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	that would be a Walther Model 5... Here is a photo of an identical gun that was sold by the German auction house Hermann-Historica a few years ago, but in much better condition. (Wish it were mine!) Welcome to the Lugerforum! __________________ 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..."*

10-15-2004, 03:20 PM	#4
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	This gun may have been confiscated and retained by some member of the old Yugoslav Secret Service... I doubt that it would have been issued by them, for the same reason that you mentioned... it is an old gun. Probably someone's personal firearm. __________________ 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..."*

10-15-2004, 01:12 PM	#3
andreas New User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Slovenia Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks a lot. I was wondering if it is possible to know something more. Well, this gun of mine, was a gift from someone who worked for the old Yugoslav secret service, who fought in WW2. I was looking to find out how did it get here in first place, well i guess it got here in WW2, but does anybody know if this kind of gun was ever used by any German army unit, since i found those markings being used for the civilian market. Ok, someone could bought it before going to the front, but i'm still wondering that is a pretty old gun for WW2, correct if i am wrong.

10-16-2004, 09:29 AM	#5
minigun User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 424 Thanks: 15 Thanked 19 Times in 14 Posts	Whoa! I'm always seeing different little German guns here that I'd never seen nor heard about. Neat little gun.

10-16-2004, 10:00 AM	#6
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,034 Thanks: 1,020 Thanked 3,882 Times in 1,186 Posts	Hi, These little pistols were introduced by Walher in 1913 and were quickly replaced during WW1 with improved models. As it has a German commercial crown-N proof, it's most likely a WW1 private purchase or officer's side-arm (who were expected to purchase their sidearms themselves and favored small pistols for several reasons, one was that being seen publically wearing a pistol in plain sight was 'not done' in upper-class society).

10-16-2004, 01:08 PM	#7
andreas New User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Slovenia Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thannks a lot. That is a quiet interesting point. Thanks again.