GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
PRISTINE PRE-WAR ENGRAVED WALTHER MODEL PPK PISTOL.WALTHERPPK78440332MODERN; C&RCal. 32. 3.3" bbl. Richly engraved in foliate and arabesque scroll with 90 degree safety and traditional Walther Banner address and mod. PPK marking. Mounted with 2-pc ebony checkered deluxe grips with inleaded silver Walther Banners, both right and left sides that are pinned with silver pins. Two small ivory tabs on the interior of the grips are pinned in place to keep grips rigid. Embellishment amounts to full coverage inclusive of magazine base. Crown N proofs found on bbl and chamber with no other assembly or sub-assembly numbers found. Silver finish is throughout all interior of gun itself as well as magazine with exception of spring and follower and small internal parts. This late pre-war Walther PPK is masterfully engraved far beyond most other exhibition quality Walthers. CONDITION: Extremely fine with most all silver remaining and probably unfired as there is no evidence of finish loss on breechface, only the smallest amount of silver finish is lost from leading edges of magazine, from insertion and removal and slight finish loss on slide, bbl and frame on bearing surfaces from apparent hand operation. Ebony grips are equally very fine with evidence of a much earlier repair on inside top of left grip to remedy the loss of a very small sliver of wood which is virtually indiscernible when grips are mounted in place. A very small piece of ebony is missing at the top rear of the left grip. Bore is bright and sharp. Chamber actually retains most silver finish to substantiate the earlier statement about its lack of use. Mechanics are crisp. A finer example of a silver-plated Walther would be very difficult to find. 52700-3 TDW (15,000-20,000)