Walther PPKS

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I have a 32 cal. PPK/S made in Springfield MA. under license of carl Walther.Does that make it a S&W made gun or something else ? Does not have the extended tang on the back of the grip.
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Yours is actually a transitional piece manufactured by Ranger (same folks who previously made them for Interarms) for Smith & Wesson. Until Smith & Wesson was setup to produce the PPK(/S) themselves, they had Ranger do it for them since they were already setup to produce them domestically.

If you compare yours with an Interarms model, you'll notice that the only difference is that the Interarms stamping on the slide has been replaced by "Walther Arms USA - Springfield, MA".

They're pretty neat and semi-collectible since they weren't made for very long before S&W took over production.