This is how the pistol was found in the East German Stasi arsenal. PTR weapons are engineered in adherence to the classic German/Spanish. The magazine is a postwar Walther magazine. The screw of the grip is gone and the grips are glued to the frame.
#Walther ppk ww2 information serial number
The wartime serial number has been added in East-German style to the right side of the slide. The scorpion suppressors were mounted to the PPK by using an adapter made of the end of a scorpion barrel (one part of the barrel was used to clamp the suppressor, and the other end was threaded internally so that they could be screwed onto the PPk). These suppressors were clamped on the barrel of the Scorpion. This modification comprised the replacement of the original barrel with a longer Walther PP barrel which was threaded to accept Scorpion (VZ61) suppressors. The pistol was modified to accept a suppressor.
The Stasi did not use the pistol in its original form. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. It is a standard commercial pre-war Walther PPK that continued his carrier after the war in service of the East German Staatssicherheit (Stasi). In the five Bond novels before Dr No, Bond was issued with a Beretta 21, a. Takes a Brausch silencer with very little reduction in muzzle velocity. Looking for a WW2 dated Walther PPK and a Walther PP with either 1 or preferably 2 matching magazines, and a matching slide. 7.65 mil, with a delivery like a brick through a plate glass window. On page 68 of WALTHER MODELS PP AND PPK, 1929-1945, James Rankin discusses the 'W' suffix pistols and notes there is no indication what the 'W' indicates. This Walther PPK has an interesting history. To add to the previous writeup, Major Boothroyd introduces the PPK to Bond with the following dialogue: 'Walther PPK. Walther Model PPK Pistol with Scarce W Suffix Serial NumberWalther Model PPK pistol with 'W' behind the serial number instead of the usual 'K'. Walther PPK used by the East German Staatssicherheit (Stasi)
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