old walther ppk

[Jknight94]

I just acquired a WWII era Walther PPK from my grandfather. It hasn't been fired in an unknown number of years. Is there any way I can know it is safe to fire and is reliable to use?

 

[metaldog]

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I suggest break-down & clean. Reassemble & light oil. Take it to the range!
If you are not comfortable with the idea. Take it to a gunsmith & have him do a reliability check.
As long as it hasn't been mistreated, it should be fine.

 

[manygunsmike]

Welcome !

Yes what metaldog posted. Post some pictures I Love old pocket pistols.

manugunsmike

 

[Sylvain]

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I suggest break-down & clean. Reassemble & light oil. Take it to the range!
If you are not comfortable with the idea. Take it to a gunsmith & have him do a reliability check.
As long as it hasn't been mistreated, it should be fine.

And dont forget, just like with any other gun ...

Especially with an old gun.

 

[swany11]

I ran onto a similar situation. It was clear my WWII pistol (Astra) was never fired, but I went to an LGS to have someone take a look just to be safe. Cleaned it up, and it fired like a champ. Good luck!

 

[Jknight94]

Thanks to all, I'll most likely go the gunsmith route to be most sure of its condition. I will be posting pictures later in this thread.

 

[Jknight94]

It was reblued by one of the previous owners and is in great condition. I will still be taking it to a gunsmith.

 

[SEIndSAM]

Very nice. Hold it low on the grip, those old Walthers are famous for slide bite.

 

[Glocksmith]

Very nice. Hold it low on the grip, those old Walthers are famous for slide bite.

Slide bite indeed. Mine still has blood on it from the last go-round. Can't limp wrist the PPK either or it won't cycle. Hold on tight, hold on low. Great guns.

 

[Landshark67]

Nice family heirloom. i'd keep that in the family!

 

[Kagnew]

Very nice. Hold it low on the grip, those old Walthers are famous for slide bite.

"Bite", Hell. "Slice" is more accurate. Little buggar tried to amputate my thumb!

 

[Leadeye]

Nice pistol.

 

[HistoryGuy]

Slide bite indeed. Mine still has blood on it from the last go-round. Can't limp wrist the PPK either or it won't cycle. Hold on tight, hold on low. Great guns.

I have a newer Walther PPK/S, and my fiancée's dad got slide bite on it. I never have. The little beaver tail on it doesn't help as much the bigger hands you have. And I have had it cycle wrong on me for limp wristing. The old casing didn't eject and then it tried to pick up a fresh round. I had to pull the slide off and take the spent casing out and put the new round back in the mag then rack the slide again.

 

[homer12]

Have fun with your new family treasure! My Grandfather traded a buddy in WWII for an SS officer's PPK that he came across. My Dad now has it. It is very fun to shoot and does not have issues. Can't recall it being totally torn down, cleaned, and lubed and still cycles fine. Here is a website I came across when doing some research to find out the production era of that one: Pistols of the German Wehrmacht Some really interesting info there. Any stamps on the barrel or slide?

 

[CarmelHP]

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It was reblued by one of the previous owners and is in great condition. I will still be taking it to a gunsmith.

What makes you think it's WW2 and what makes you think it's a reblue? Are there markings?

 

[jshiloh]

I would dissameble...if possible and clean and oil and make sure there are no damaged parts or missing parts

 

[chipsher]

Love my old PPK/S "73" still carry it once in a while and use it BUG gun competitions. Watch out for that slide.

 

[nobek102]

That's a great looking gun! Hope everything works out at the range

 

[iuhoosier95]

What makes you think it's WW2 and what makes you think it's a reblue? Are there markings?

That is a Walther PP, not a PPK. It appears as though it is WWII but the photo is pretty blurry so I wont swear to it. Zooming in really close on the photo it looks like it has the Waffenamts on the barrel and just below the ejection port on the slide. It also appears to have "AC" (again very hard to read though) marked under the serial on the slide which would denote a wartime manufactured PP by Walther. Better photos would confirm though.

 

[alc1985]

I'm with iuhoosier95 that is a PP not a PPK.