The booklet by Marschall and Gortz also is known as the RED BOOKLET. This K below serial number PPK has become known and associated with the SS as a result of research by Dieter Marschall and Joachim Gortz and their booklet entitled SS Walther PP/PPK 1939-1944 and further research by John Pearson and his series of articles expanding on this work and published in Auto Mag (NAPCA) in four (4) installments. This one is special not only because of the high grade condition but because it has two (2) K below matching magazines and a near new vintage/period black DRGM (akah) black side mounted magazine pouch and ink stamped inside the flap Walther PPK holster. Hence, a weapon marked with the code “HK” was proofed by a German proof house in 1979.Well, I am pleased to present here a just acquired very high grade and pristine condition what I call a Third (3rd) variation SS PPK.
In order to avoid any confusion, there is only an “I” and not a “J”. Since 1968 the year of proof is coded by two letters. Since 1958 all German weapons had been marked with the German proof marks and in addition with the last two numbers of the year of proof i.e. The same situation we have with the US-made stainless pistols model PP, PPK or PPK/S. Weapons produced after WW II were manufactured in ULM-DONAU.Ĭoncerning pistols produced by MANURHIN in France and sold under the name MANURHIN we do not have any records, too, and cannot help you with the identification.
In the case you own a PP or PPK with letters “P” or “K” at the end of serial number it is a pistol produced prior to 1945. Please find hereafter some general information which will help you to identify your weapon in an easy way.įor all weapons produced prior to the end of WW II in ZELLA-MEHLIS, we do not have any records as the factory there was totally destroyed and all documents got lost in the chaos of war. For answering to inquiries of private individuals we have unfortunately to charge a service fee. When and where was my Walther weapon produced?Īs this kind of investigation is very time-consuming and for that reason very expensive, we are unfortunately only able to provide these information to law enforcement agencies free of charge. Was wondering how old my GX-1 was and I sent an e-mail to Walther and this was the response.
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