Any Walther PP, PPK or PPK/S fans out there?

I have one, a PPKS. (I'd like to find a nice PPK to go with it)

I carried one as a back up gun back in the 80's. Started carrying a Glock 23 and sold the PPK to my Sgt.. I figured 14 rounds of 40 S&W vs. 8 rounds of 380 with the same weight was a better option.

I wish I had not been so eager to swap and sell back in those days.

This is sort of on topic...Did anyone see, "Night of the Generals", where Peter O'Toole, playing an SS general, drew hs PPK with a neat reverse draw when he shot Omar Sherif's character?

Good movie, and the only time that I've seen that draw in a film.

T-Star

I've carried a Interarms Walther PPK/S as a bug and off duty weapon for years. Mine is very realiable and very accurate, but the blowback operation with a .380 round does not allow it to be much fun to shoot more than 30 or 40 rounds a session unless I'm wearing gloves.

I've been a big fan of the Walther PP and PPK series every since I saw my first James Bond movie. I have large hands but the PPK fits me perfectly. Yes, the top of the web of my hand has been slightly cut at times when firing my PPK. But it doesn't bother me one little bit.

This one is a 60 degree safety K-suffix with Eagle over N proof marks. It has a little holster wear but is otherwise mechanically perfect with a mint bore. If only it could talk:



My 1966 .380 is in its original box:



When I became a police officer in 1988, I bought a new Interarms stainless PPK .380 and carried for 20 years. The last two years, I had it engraved by Michael Gouse. I stopped carrying it in favor of my new Ruger LCP with Crimson Trace laser:



I also have a 1967 Walther PP Sport .22 target version. It's a terrific shooter with its big sights, extended hammer and target stocks:

I have a PP made between 1940 and 1945 in 7.65. It is my fun shooter.

I have a PP in 32 caliber with Manurhin markings. Came in the box. I think they were used by the Berlin police. I like my HSc better.

PP PPK PPK/S's

Anybody have a nice PP or ppk in 22LR for sale
// Most people do not realize Walther never made a 22 LR PP or PPK or PPK/s in Germany after WWII. ALL were made by Manurhin in France for them. Even in 1985 when they began production of PP's in Ulm They did not produce it in 22 LR , 22LR remained exclusive to France. Most assume if it says 'Made in W Germany" that it was indeed a German product. Funny how the 'value of a NIB Manurhin PP any style, is less than that of any same pistol made in the same factory with Walther stamped. Interesting marketing and borderline 'misrepresentation'. I live in Alabama and we have had and still do have several prominent importers in the Birmingham area.So we hear first hand some of the lesser known info regarding imports. GSI Gun South importer for (used to) Steyr FN etc.. Bangers is here , HK U.S. here ,...was leasing space in Gun Souths building , now have their own place.The guy who started Gun South, used to own Aeromarine in town.They sold the Rifle to James Earl Ray that shot MLK see related link interesting read esp. regarding the process of the purchase/ first caliber chosen then changed etc..
James Earl Ray: The Man Who Killed Dr. Martin Luther King - Crime Library on truTV.com
I remember in the 1980's when the then new Stainless Steel PPK's were being built by Ranger in Rainbow City Alabama and obviously with no reference to Alabama manufacture, That would have reduced the perceived value of a Walther product,,,Yee Haw. At the time I had no idea the German ones were not German made, The Germans already had some very successful experience with the power of good tactical marketing, propaganda, use of symbolism , the value of how something was perceived by der Volks.
And now "That's all I have to say about Viet.....I mean Walther ...I'm not a very Smart man but,.. but I know what good marketing is. sorry guys i will stop, another Alabama related tie in there, Winston Groom's book.
J

Now you guys have gone and done it. Made me go get out one of my Walthers and put on the holster and all. I'm having a hard time selecting the right armband and when my wife ask me where I was going, I replied, "FRANCE".

Rule 303

Bond, Bottled in

What else would you carry when in formal attire?

Mine is a 1972 ULM proofed Interarms import marked. Not my daily but I've owned and carried it (on and off) for almost 20 years. No safe queen it shows the holster wear. It is slick, I mean slick, and never a hiccup. Exceptionally accurate as well.
I carry it with one in the pipe and full mag of HydraShocks. Spare is ball. Yeah I'm mostly a big bore carry fan but who can resist this svelte charmer.

I've handled several S&W copies, not even close. Like comparing silk to sand! S&W really screwed the pooch on this one!

Here's baby.........

Have a Interarms PPK/S , German made, early 70's, blue steel, .380. Never had a problem with it. Very accurate at 25yrds, however the POI is usually high - the front sight needs to be higher to be right on target. The gun feeds almost anything - but really likes S&W jhp ammo. Throat has been polished for even better feeding. Factory grips removed & Pachmayr grips installed - they make a set that covers the frame on front and back sides, gives excellent grip and control during recoil. Would really like a J frame adjustable sight on the slide. Another project for the future. Overall one of the best autos ever made.

i am an amateur writer and i have used the walther ppk pistol chambered in .32 acp in 2 of my writing projects

I only have one, a ‘68 PPK in .32 acp.

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Didn't Commander Bond start out with a Beretta .25? I don't care for the Nazi association. My father spent a few years between 1941 and 1945 killing those SOB's. I have had a couple of PPK's but dumped them when the Colt .380's and then the small 9mms, such the Kahr's, came along and the PP,PPK & PPK/s became obsolete for me. The DA trigger pulls were awful and the blowback operation system was unpleasant and required bulk that meant more weight to function. I can appreciate the engineering and history but they don't interest me as serious carry pistols.

I have a Walther PPK, made by Interarms, purchased new in early 1999. A very good gun.
Shortly after buying it, I was searching Ebay for accessories. Ran across a fully adjustable rear sight for the PPK, new in the package, made by MMC (Michigan Machine Co.).
I recalled that the late gun writer Skeeter Skelton wrote about this PPK adjustable rear sight in one of the 1970s Shooting Times magazines. Well, won the bid at $50. And when I got the sight, it had a $74.99 price tag on it!
It's been on my PPK since. A sturdy, machined steel adjustable sight that is not much bigger than the original and doesn't catch on clothing. A wonderful accessory.
I went with the PPK because I wanted a pistol for self defense that was proven to be utterly reliable. My PPK is, even with hollowpoints. I understand that the earlier PPKs are not so reliable with hollowpoints.
It remains my coat and jeans pocket gun when I go into town (I live in the remote desert).
About eight years ago my cousin so admired my PPK that he bought one himself. He proceeded, in the space of a few years, to put 8,000 rounds through it!
He retired it when some little piece broke off, he told me, but it didn't affect safety or reliability. Not sure what broke but it was nothing critical. It still shoots reliably, though it's not as accurate as it used to be, he tells me.
He works at the firing range of a major city, and fired a box or two every weekend for years, in case you're wondering how he managed to put so many rounds through it. His is an interarms too.
I absolutely love my PPK. I just wish someone made some soft rubber grips for it, like they do the PPK/S. Or better yet, soft rubber grips with laser sight.
Skeeter Skelton wrote of someone -- Safariland? Bianchi? -- who made an experimental batch of soft rubber grips for the PPK, and he scored a pair. He put these on a stainless steel PPK as I recall, with the adjustable MMC sight.
That is a winning combination. Love the adjustable rear sight on mine, though it requires a very small allen wrench to adjust it. It's been on my pistol for more than 8 years, and endured about 2,000 rounds, and never lost its setting.
Mine's just a blued model, with the standard black plastic grips, but it's a reliable, accurate and concealable lil' beast.
You can have your chopped-down 9mms, .40s and .45s -- their recoil and blast puts me off, plus I've been reading on the net for some years that the shorter, lighter slide and frame can make them unreliable.
The PPK is proven. It's been a reliable, tough, little devil for 75 years. That's good enough for me!

Not the Walther model called for by the OP, but the only one I own. I really enjoy shooting this one. It has such a sweet trigger that it makes hitting center target easy. I have large hands and it fills them perfectly. Sorry for the blurry picture.

Regards,

Jerry

i have a 32 ppk manurhin made ,here more were sold when the municipal police change side arms for revolver in the mid 90
i think manurhin cessed to product in 80
all i see have the brown plastic grips
we can find for fair price (200 euro) a gun which don't shoot more than
100
in the 70/80 this gun was sold (600) far more than a colt python or a 27
have a nice day
ANDRE

I had a 66 PPK....a friend of my dad's left it in his office and the cleaning lady shot it through the wall...the gun was taken by the police and the owner was not allowed to get it back...so he transfered it to my dad for 50 bucks and he in turn gave it to me...the cop who took it in scratched his initials on the slide so it had to be refinished....I eventually sold it for $400....I never really enjoyed shooting it and couldn't get it to be reliable even with ball ammo....still, a pretty gun as guns go...

An absolutely gorgeous gun-I've owned 4 of them and hated each one. They're HEAVY in the pocket, have a uncomfortable recoil and do not fit my hand very well-Other than that a beautiful gun with a wonderful history-it screams James Bond-I never tire of looking at them-beautiful lines and threads like this one make me want to buy another-but When I pick one up and heft it-the feeling passes-sorry