Zee Manurhin PP (Walther) French .32Auto

[Rule3]

Member Allyn got me interested in this gun, and it just by luck my local shop had one the same time Allyn posted about his.

Pretty much it is a Walther .32acp ( 7.65 Browning) made in France. Mine is a import by Interarms But has zee box, cleaning rod and destructions (in German). I only shot two mags through it and it is flawless. The gun is about 98% with just a slight scratch, loss of bluing near the muzzle end.

I must get a Beret and some long cigarettes now.

 

[g26s239]

Looks good, I have a 32 PPK that is marked 8/62 on the slide. I have read that the French made a lot of the Post War Walthers so they might have made mine as well.

 

[Bearcat]

I had a PPK in .380 (9mm Kurtz) made by Manurin once and it was a great little pistol. Very compact, pretty accurate, but the bottom of the slide would cut the web of my hand on occassion so I sold it.

 

[g26s239]

I have read of people that happens to with the Walthers and 1911. It doesn't happen to me with my friends Interarms 1980s 380 PPK or the old drop tang grip safety on the 1911. Years ago I held my thumb wrong behing my Makarov slide one time only! Ouch.

 

[graytwo]

Manurhin PP 7.65

First purchase with my C&R FFL a few years ago. Sweet shooting gun, but the original brown plastic grips disintegrated while I was firing it the first time.

 

[panther]

They're well made guns. Walther licensed Manhurin to make PPK's and P-1's for a time.
I like the look of the Sport Model grips pictured on your owners manual. I've never seen those before.

 

[2152hq]

The PP and PPK pistols 'made' by Walther postwar were in fact mfg by Manurhin. The French mfg is only about 50 or 60 miles away from the Walther plant in Ulm.

A licensing agreement in the 50's betw the two mfg's allowed Walther to market the popular pistols even though they were not allowed to mfg them in their home country immediately after the war.

Following the war Walther was not allowed to mfg firearms at all, then was allowed to make some sporting rifles and air-rifles at the new plant (along with non firearms related items,,).
Manurhin was contracted to make the PP, PPK, and PP Sport pistol variations. Hammerli (Swiss) was contracted to mfg their olympic target pistols postwar.

P38's were finally mfg at Ulm (and Manurhin) for the German Military and Police and commercial sales but the major components and usually the complete pistols in the PP, PPK models remained mfg at Manurhin.
Those shipped to Ulm for final marking and finish are proofed in Germany by law.

Manurhin polished the metal to prewar Walther commercial standards in most cases and offered the pistols in plated finishes as well as engraved versions. Most collectors feel the engraving on the postwar Manurhins isn't up to Walther standards but that goes hand in hand with the Manurhin vs Walther debate I guess.

The magic Walther name gets the extra $$ but in most cases these guns were all made in the same place.

That's a beautiful Model PP. Wish I had kept one. I never seem to be able to hang on to them though.

 

[Rule3]

I was looking at the pics I posted on the first one the finish on the front of the slide looks weird but that is the oil and reflection from taking the photo outside.

 

[anglaispierre]

I was looking at the pics I posted on the first one the finish on the front of the slide looks weird but that is the oil and reflection from taking the photo outside.

That looks nice. Your box is in better condition than mine, but my gun looks every bit as good as yours. http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad274/anglaispierre/walther/DSC_0169.jpg.

Sadly, I did not clear dust off gun before taking photo.

 

[anglaispierre]

I see your grips are not original Manurhin and there is a number between the grip and the trigger just below the mag release. With the SW 4658 marking, are you sure it was Interarms who imported it? The markings also appear to be deeper than on mine. Mine apparently dates back to 1973 according to writing on the inside of the box lid.

Still haven't fired it as snow has kept me at home on days when I would otherwise have been free to shoot.

Glad you like it. Would not have been pleased if you had bought on the strength of what I had said then didn't like it.

 

[m657]

Le magnifique!

 

[Rule3]

Yes, the gun is stamped Interarms and i figured the SW # is their import number. From other pictures I have seen of the gun, the grips seem to be the same as on those guns. They are not marked Manurhin but match the mag extension?

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