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Party Leader PPK

Wow! super nice and looks like a difficult and tough to come by Walther. Have seen them selling for big bucks on Gunbroker in the past. Hope you got a decent deal and thanks for sharing with us. Again great pistol to have.
 
I have several pre-war and wartime PP & PPK's not a expert but I have looked at hundreds

shame about loss of bluing, it is what it is and will ever be

funny the bluing is worn/rubbed, off but the grips look like they are brand new????? red flag for me,
 
The grips are 100% original, you can't fake the Walther swirl and metal backing molded in. They are far from brand new there are five chips, and scratches it just doesn't show in the photos. I would argue the opposite. Most people would have found a 99% gun swapped them, as there was no set serial number range for these. I would argue a worn gun is more likely to be original than a brand new pistol. Most that are for sale have been swapped to 'enhance' the gun, its doubtful anyone would swap it to a lower condition PPK.

Attached are two photos of mine highlighting the more prominent cracks. Also are photos of original vs. fakes intended to deceive.

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mauser1908 said:
The grips are 100% original, you can't fake the Walther swirl and metal backing molded in. They are far from brand new there are five chips, and scratches it just doesn't show in the photos. I would argue the opposite. Most people would have found a 99% gun swapped them, as there was no set serial number range for these. I would argue a worn gun is more likely to be original than a brand new pistol. Most that are for sale have been swapped to 'enhance' the gun, its doubtful anyone would swap it to a lower condition PPK.

Attached are two photos of mine highlighting the more prominent cracks. Also are photos of original vs. fakes intended to deceive.

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Put those grips on another gun of better condition and you can double or triple the value...that is why it is done.... Nice honest piece.:thumbsup:
 
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