WW2 Walkther PP 32

gary/Caveman Welch · Nov 16, 2012

Hi
I am a long time FFL and collect Civil War, Indian wars, WW2 German....guns, photos, paperwork and such,
I also collect WW2 Walther PP 32's. My latest has got me stumped. It is Nazi proofed, Eagle over N...all that is correct. The Serial # on the right side of the grip is: 227566p.....cool....but on top of the ser. # is a "d" or a "p" which would face the trigger.
Does anyone out there know what that added letter means???
Thanks
Gary

Jim K · Nov 16, 2012

A picture, please.

Jim

gary/Caveman Welch · Nov 16, 2012

I finally figured out how to post a photo Jim,
Thanks
Gary

RJay · Nov 17, 2012

Hopefully Jim can come up with something, The mark was added after it left the factory, it was poorly struck and uses a different font. It may have been added later by a previous owner as a personal identification mark. I can find nothing in my references to cover it.

gary/Caveman Welch · Nov 17, 2012

Thanks
The picture does not do it justice....the"P" OR "d" is professionally stamped but like you said not at the factory. I'll try to add another photo for a better angle.
Thanks very much
Gary

gary/Caveman Welch · Nov 18, 2012

Here are more photos of the nazi Walther PP showint the added "P""
Thanks Jim

Gary

gary/Caveman Welch · Nov 18, 2012

Jim
Here is a better photo of the "P"
Gary

RJay · Nov 18, 2012

Well, that picture does a better job of showing it. It does look professionally stamped. Still looking but still no ideal of it's significance.

gary/Caveman Welch · Nov 18, 2012

I went thru all my WW2 German books on Walthers/Lugers/P38 et al.....struck out.
I agree...it is a professional Stamping. And looks like it my have been stamped during the war.
Thanks Jim
Gary

abuch · Dec 1, 2012

The "p" means 1 million, thus whatever the serial number add 1 mil.

Jim K · Dec 1, 2012

Sorry, it doesn't indicate one million. Walther never came anywhere near the million number with the P suffix; production ended with about 397,000 P.

Jim

RJay · Dec 1, 2012

And it really looks like a " d ".

gary/Caveman Welch · Dec 3, 2012

Thanks guys for looking. one of these days we'll figure out what that "P" or "d" means on the Walther
Gary

Jim K · Dec 3, 2012

FWIW, the d or p was stamped after the gun was finished and blued, in other words, after the serial number and suffix letter. So it was probably an after-factory mark.

Jim

gary/Caveman Welch · Dec 10, 2012

Thanks Jim
Gary/Caveman
Fresno, CA
Sunrise Enterprises/Antiques

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