Gun Porn: Walther PPK/S

This is a Walther PPK/S, made in (France) West Germany in 1970. Aside from the missing extractor (!), some minor corrosion here and there, as well as marks from where it was dropped once or twice, it looks pretty good. From a couple of feet away, it looks really good.




The barrel is in the same condition inside as the rest of the gun. Smooth finish except where it's pitted, but the working surfaces (rifling edges) are in serviceable condition.



It's like that everywhere you look. This pistol is nothing special, but if you can get an extractor on it, it might be a good place-filler in a collection until you could get a nicer example.



The magazine is really the best-looking part of the whole thing.



Like I mentioned before, this is one of the older (imported) originals, not a more recent American-made copy. Moderately obscure trivia: ALL of these that are marked Made in W. Germany were manufactured in France. Then they were proof-fired and finished in West Germany and marked as having been made in the latter country. If you squint at the top photo, you can just make out the "70" on the side of the firing chamber next to a cartouche. That's where this vintage of PPK/S is marked with the year of manufacture.

Interarms deserves credit for having a classy stamp instead of some of the hand-etched importer marks you might find on, say, an SKS from China.



Considering the condition and chambering (9mm kurz = .380ACP) I would give this one a pass, even if I did have the money for it. Which I don't. If this sort of thing is your bag, however, this pistol is currently available on Gunbroker with no reserve price.