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Getting my Bond on... new PPK!

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January 25, 2018, 07:31 PM
stylophiles
Getting my Bond on... new PPK!
Ok, so despite the slide markings, it's actually a PPK/S.
And, sadly, being a .22, I'm guessing it's lacking in the traditional "brick through a plate glass window" delivery.
On the other hand, I don't shoot a lot of plate glass windows these days.
No doubt about it though, this is a VERY classy little pistol!


Bill R
January 25, 2018, 07:37 PM
Warhorse
Congrats on that purdy lil booger.


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January 25, 2018, 07:49 PM
1KPerDay
Beautiful pic, nice pistol. I'd love a .22 version.


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January 25, 2018, 07:54 PM
P-220
Beautiful gun, beautiful watch and beautiful Parker.

Thanks for sharing.


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Steve
January 25, 2018, 08:11 PM
RogueJSK
quote:
Originally posted by stylophiles:
And, sadly, being a .22, I'm guessing it's lacking in the traditional "brick through a plate glass window" delivery.


To be fair, Bond's .32 ACP was lacking in that category as well...
January 25, 2018, 08:15 PM
Jus228
Classy little pistols. A .22 would be fun. I had a ppk/s .380 a long time ago.


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January 25, 2018, 08:28 PM
Sunset_Va
They are awesome little pistols, and accurate as hell. I've owned 3 of them , have one of the German versions currently.

The 2 German ones were just as accurate as a Ruger MK 4 6" pistol, but the Mahurhin version was not as accurate as the 2 German ones.

I probably shot 5,000 rounds through the first one I owned, even carrying it as a CCW for many years. I don't plink as much as I used to , but the one I own now is tin can certifiable !

Nice Walther , the 22's are slim and trim!


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January 25, 2018, 08:41 PM
wgsigs
Congrats. I would love to have an old school .22 PPK, /S or otherwise. I've always thought it would be a fun .22 to shoot with its smaller size. If you don't mind me asking, how much does one go for?
January 25, 2018, 08:52 PM
MagnumU
Classy and historic firearm. I picked up a pre-war PPK in .32 ACP. I'll bring it to the range anytime I'm introducing someone to the sport. They always want to shoot Bond's gun and usually enjoy it. Of course you have to remind them to hold it carefully so the slide does not perform minor surgery on their hand.
January 25, 2018, 09:19 PM
stylophiles
quote:
Originally posted by wgsigs:
Congrats. I would love to have an old school .22 PPK, /S or otherwise. I've always thought it would be a fun .22 to shoot with its smaller size. If you don't mind me asking, how much does one go for?


This one was a gunbroker find. Described as "PPK France 1950s", I think it went abou 500. The thing is, ANY post war PP or PPK was manufactured at Manhurin in France, and as far as I've been able to figure out, they should all have been PPK/s, not PPK.

I wonder if perception kept this price down... I know I usually see reasonably nice PP in 22 around the 500 mark, so I thought this one was fair as a PPK/S. And, if it had ended up somehow being an actual PPK, I'd have been "very" happy!

Bill R
January 25, 2018, 09:41 PM
newtoSig765
quote:
Originally posted by stylophiles:
...and as far as I've been able to figure out, they should all have been PPK/s, not PPK...

If you mean that all post-war PPK Walthers were built on the PP frame, that's not true. They started when GCA-68 took effect, and before then used the shorter frame.

I've never encountered one like yours, that frame/slide combination without the PPK/S marking. My own pre-war PPK has only one serial number, on the right side of the frame, none on the slide, so it would be possible to assemble one like yours from parts (only needing the barrel, complete slide, and recoil spring to put on a PP frame), but I imagine some early GCA-68 compliant guns may have been unmarked. If yours is one, it may have some collectors value. Check it out with the experts.


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January 25, 2018, 09:52 PM
parabellum
Yes, likely an early post-GCA-68 import.
January 25, 2018, 10:37 PM
Ripley
Best looking pistol ever, the .22 is the only one I'd want.




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January 25, 2018, 10:43 PM
DoctorSolo
Wow, lots a guys would do stupid things to get one of those. Real PPs and variants are exquisite.
January 25, 2018, 11:09 PM
Sunset_Va
Wow, didn't catch that with the PPK on the slide.


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January 26, 2018, 12:02 AM
abnmacv
Very nice addition to a collecting.


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January 26, 2018, 05:57 AM
TheMan
Nice pistol. My eye was drawn to the Parker Duofold Pearl and Black Centennial fountain pen though. I think I have that exact pen. I bought mine new in 1994, when Parker still had the nib exchange program -- buy with a Medium then send it back to switch to whichever you want. I got the Oblique Italic nib.

How's that for a thread mis-direction? Big Grin
January 26, 2018, 06:24 AM
Longbow_06
Great looking pistol, and great photo of it too !!
Congrats !!
January 26, 2018, 08:17 AM
cworetired
Very nice.
January 26, 2018, 08:33 AM
wgsigs
quote:
Originally posted by stylophiles:

This one was a gunbroker find. Described as "PPK France 1950s", I think it went abou 500. The thing is, ANY post war PP or PPK was manufactured at Manhurin in France, and as far as I've been able to figure out, they should all have been PPK/s, not PPK.

I wonder if perception kept this price down... I know I usually see reasonably nice PP in 22 around the 500 mark, so I thought this one was fair as a PPK/S. And, if it had ended up somehow being an actual PPK, I'd have been "very" happy!

Bill R

Thanks. That's not a bad price. I guess I'll have to start cruising GB again.