Fortunately, given the historical background of Walther pistols, there are books available that list many of the serial numbers of the guns that were produced by Walther. Dnevnik nablyudenij za pogodoj dlya shkoljnikov obrazec. Find the gun's serial number. The serial number can be located in any one of several places on the gun, depending on which gun you possess.

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I have been offered a Walther PP in.32 ACP (7.65 mm), but the current owner does not know when the pistol was made. The serial number is 162043 P, and I wonder if anybody know the year of manufacture for this pistol. As the quality of WW2 items is said to be better than later French and German made versions, I would like to know more about this before a possible buy.

Are there any web sites dedicated to the PP / PPK models? Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Hans Endrerud P.O.Box 146 N-1432 Aas Norway +47 900 94501..... Info on moderated group rec.guns is at Everett 2/12/1998, 0:00 น. Endrerud wrote: # # I have been offered a Walther PP in.32 ACP (7.65 mm), but the current # owner does not know when the pistol was made. The serial number is # 162043 P, and I wonder if anybody know the year of manufacture for # this pistol. # # Any help is appreciated.

# # Thanks, # # Hans Endrerud I bought a booklet called 'Know Your Walther PP & PPK Pistols'. It says that the Model PP started with the serial number 750,000 in 1929. The PPK serial numbers were numbered right in with the PP. None of the guns pictured in the book as pre-war or wartime Walthers have serial numbers over 1,000,000.

Accurate records of production were lost during WWII. It appears that you may have a French postwar model. They list the PP 32 cal as starting with a serial number of 10,001 and going to 300,001. The only Walther websites I have seen are tie-ins with Secret Agent 007. Not much use for what you are looking for...... Info on moderated group rec.guns is at ho.@phonet.com 9/12/1998, 0:00 น. In article, 'Hans Chr.

Endrerud' wrote: # I have been offered a Walther PP in.32 ACP (7.65 mm), but the current # owner does not know when the pistol was made. The serial number is # 162043 P, and I wonder if anybody know the year of manufacture for this # pistol. # Thanks, # # Hans Endrerud Something I had not thought about until just now. There is a real quick and real easy way to tell if a PP or PPK is prewar or postwar.

Unfortunately, it is not 100% accurate. Look at the magazine and magazine well. Prewar and wartime magazines have flat sides. Postwar magazines have a vertical rib running the full length of the magazine on one side (I think it is on the right). Prewar magazines fit in postwar guns.

However, postwar magazines do not fit in prewar guns. Here is the innacurate part. I have read that some gunsmiths have filed a notch in the bottom of prewar guns to allow postwar magazines to be used. In fact, Major Norte (sp?) recommended it in several magazine articles back in the 1960's.

I have also read that some of the very first postwar guns used some prewar parts, including the prewar frames and magazines. There were VERY few of them though. -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own Info on rec.guns is at.