ww2 ppk - The Firearms Forum

gerber6661 · 04-24-2011, 11:31 PM

I am new,and was told this was the place for Walther info..I recently purchased a ppk slide that I would like to complete.

The Walther slide is marked with a eagle over the n and a serial number of 356186 k in stainless. could you tell me anything about it,and how hard it will be to put it back together..Matthew

RJay · 04-25-2011, 12:14 AM

Hello gerber, just so there's no confusion, do you only have the slide and you wish to build a compete gun? Or do you have a complete gun that you are trying to put back together??

Bill DeShivs · 04-25-2011, 12:28 AM

WW2 PPK slides were not made in stainless steel.

gerber6661 · 04-25-2011, 07:24 AM

I would love to put it back together. I found the slide at an estate sale. it does not look blued at all.It does look like stainless.I was hoping for some info on the serial number. Matthew

Jim K · 04-25-2011, 03:32 PM

My sources date the slide to 1941. I know of no way to "complete" a slide except by buying a frame and all the parts, which, if it could be done, would cost much more than buying a complete gun, and the frame would be very unlikely to match the slide serial number.

The horrible fact is that many people have bought a part of a gun, or a gun missing parts, and attempted to "complete" it. In almost all cases, the effort proved futile and the parts or partial gun remained as purchased until the owner's heirs sold it to someone else who was going to "complete" it.

Jim

04-24-2011, 11:31 PM	#1
gerber6661 Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 2	ww2 ppk I am new,and was told this was the place for Walther info..I recently purchased a ppk slide that I would like to complete. The Walther slide is marked with a eagle over the n and a serial number of 356186 k in stainless. could you tell me anything about it,and how hard it will be to put it back together..Matthew -->

04-25-2011, 12:14 AM	#2
RJay Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,486	Re: ww2 ppk Hello gerber, just so there's no confusion, do you only have the slide and you wish to build a compete gun? Or do you have a complete gun that you are trying to put back together?? __________________ RonJames

04-25-2011, 12:28 AM	#3
Bill DeShivs Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Contributor Posts: 1,467	Re: ww2 ppk WW2 PPK slides were not made in stainless steel. __________________ Bill DeShivs www.billdeshivs.com

04-25-2011, 07:24 AM	#4
gerber6661 Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 2	Re: ww2 ppk I would love to put it back together. I found the slide at an estate sale. it does not look blued at all.It does look like stainless.I was hoping for some info on the serial number. Matthew

04-25-2011, 03:32 PM	#5
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: ww2 ppk My sources date the slide to 1941. I know of no way to "complete" a slide except by buying a frame and all the parts, which, if it could be done, would cost much more than buying a complete gun, and the frame would be very unlikely to match the slide serial number. The horrible fact is that many people have bought a part of a gun, or a gun missing parts, and attempted to "complete" it. In almost all cases, the effort proved futile and the parts or partial gun remained as purchased until the owner's heirs sold it to someone else who was going to "complete" it. Jim