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Pearson) and requires careful consideration and pondering to really get what is happening. It is an interesting and informative and somewhat complicated article (based on forty years of collecting data by Mr. In the course of those conversations and exchanges many items related to Walther PP and PPK Wartime (WWII era) production procedures and expediencies arose so John decided to produce an article for the vintage collecting community, especially those interested in wartime Walther PP and PPK production relative to serial number sequencing and production priorities as it relates to these pistols. With his help (he is the author of the groundbreaking series of articles in “Auto Mag” regarding Walther RSHA SS PP and PPK pistols) I am trying to refine and define the various variations of these interesting pistols and their respective variation characteristics. Pearson regarding Walther RSHA SS PP and PPK pistols. In the course of the last number of months I have been visiting and corresponding with Mr. He no longer is a member of NAPCA and is not on the internet so I told him I would be happy to post this great information for him.

I am posting this information for John Pearson (longtime Walther and vintage WW II era pistol collector). My dear vintage pistol collector friends, Barrel, frame, slide would have all been replaced as the characteristics don't match a 50s era P1. So this gun he says likely went through a number of reworks and upgrades at the arsenal. Basically, the serial number on my P1 is dated back to the 50s. Well, I got an expert opinion on the P1 from the Walther forums.I'm trying to attach a pic of what I think is the serial # for a.22 model - right side, just below the ejection port - I'm presuming the 'DE' stands for Deutschland - if DE is the date code that would make it a '34 year. Thanks Dave - apologies for my slowness, I haven't been able to hold an Expert yet - only been able to look at pictures.What I'm trying to do is find out where i can go to find out the mfg date.

I did some online research into Interarms.

I have an Interarms made PPK/S pistol and I don't know how to find the date it was built.

As a result, in 1952, Walther licensed production of the PP series pistols to a French company, Manufacture de Machines du Haut-Rhin, also known as Manurhin.

For several years following the war, the Allied powers forbade any manufacture of weapons in Germany.