Model PP and PPK pistols are found with a variety of markings. Some of these are merely factory serial numbers and proof marks indicating that the gun has functioned safely when fired with high pressure cartridges. In addition to the serial number and proof marks, Model PP and PPK will often be found with Nazi party abbreviations and insignia. Gunboard's Forums >Gunboards. Hazard Perception Test Simulator Vic. com Discussion Boards >Military Handgun Forum >HELP! Walther PP serial number. As i am in the process of buying a post-war Walther. WALTHER PISTOLS: SEMI-AUTO, POST-WAR Smith & Wesson has placed a recall on all Walther PPK and PPK/S pistols manufactured by Smith & Wesson from March 21, 2002-Feb.

In addition to the serial number and proof marks, Model PP and PPK will often be found with. POST-WAR PP'S After the war, the Walther factory in Zella-Mehlis was. Toshiba Gesture Controller Software.

Online assist I too, am now the owner of a Walther PP, and would like to do some research as to the firearm's dob/pob and any other information. Programa Decodificador De Senhas Wifi. It has CAI Vt as the importer, and a Stag horn with a 75 which I am taking to mean the barrel was proofed in 1975. When it was assembled and sold might be something different.

Number is something like 435356 and the 356 has been etched into the plastic of both magazines. I'm also confused about the weapon's restriction of 68 and how it impacted the PP/PPK with one holding 8 rounds and the other holding 7 but making sense of gun laws is a contradiction of terms. You Walther's Place of Birth is 'officially' the Walther plant in Ulm Germany. In fact, your gun was made at the Manurhin plant in Mulhouse, France. After the war, the Walther company had no production plant, so they contracted with Manurhin to produce Walther firearms. By the later 1950's Walther had a new plant up and running at Ulm and took back production of most guns. However, the Manurhin company had done such a good job, and the price of production was so attractive, Walther just left production of the PP/PPK series guns in France.

The guns were manufactured in France, and the mostly finished guns were shipped across the border to Ulm, where they were blued, stamped 'Made in Germany' and proof fired. In Europe, the country where a gun is final proof-fired is considered to be the country of manufacture, so this is legal. In 1968, the US passed the Gun Control Act of 1968. This set standards on importation of firearms, including the size of the gun and presence of safety systems. The PPK was determined to be too short in the grip to pass the size standard, so Walther took the shorter PPK slide and barrel, and mounted them on the longer PP frame. This was known as the PPK/s.