![]() He showed me the gun and I was excited to see it was a black grip 22 PPK. I followed a lead about 8 years ago on a vet who had a PPK he brought back from the war. Of course I can't PROVE that to the skeptics, but here is my FIRST experience with this variation. (and most likely numbered the mags at that time). They sat for a bit either at the factory or at an arsenal until they were later finished for the bank contract. in discussion with other Walther guys, the consensus is that they pulled this guns "off the line" for the bank contract, but perhaps they were not a priority such as the military or police contracts. ![]() Commercial, police and waffen PPK's in this range typically have brown or choc. (At least for me it was a new insight) I've handled at least 6 of these "bank guns" all with black grips and black FE mags, yet this is actually a little early for black grip. And here is an educational piece on this variation. I have several with the exact same configuration in the same serial range. numbered as well as the one shown in this thread. These were serial numbered on the slide and had the black finger ext. There are also mid war bank guns, with Black grips (before black grips were widely used). ![]() (Pre-war, 1930's) These are in 22 caliber and had the serial number on the finger extension as well. Only the Early Bank guns were Panographed on the slide.
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