Stainless PPK Interarms era

[johnwilliamson062]

Just a little light surface rust on the trigger guard. Looks like from fingerprinting. I think I could clean it up with white scotch brite.

$500 seem like a good deal?

[twhidd]

I recently paid $499 for an Interarms PPK/s that's in about 98% condition.

[johnwilliamson062]

Stainless or blued?
This gun is more than 95% and 98% is likely. I had to really inspect the gun to see the rust. Where the thumb sits on the left side and a single very small spot on the right side of the trigger frame where the index finger might rest. SO i'd say that is about right.

[Dragline45]

I wouldn't call a gun with even a little bit of rust 95-98%. 95-98% to me is a pretty much perfect finish with some internal wear from being fired.

[PSP]

$500 is about the going price. Should have two mags.

[johnwilliamson062]

Dragline, the percentage rating is a measure of the finish which is intact. It is a weird system to be the standard IMO, but it is the standard.

One flush and one with extension

[JohnKSa]

One flush and one with extension.

That's the way they came. At least that's the way mine came. You might check to see if the owner has the original plastic case and manual. There was probably a test target as well.

[Dragline45]

Dragline, the percentage rating is a measure of the finish which is intact. It is a weird system to be the standard IMO, but it is the standard.

Gotchya just looked up what you were talking about, good to know.

[jaughtman]

Am holding as I type this as it is my daily carry and I am on business. I have owned two. They seem to be between $499 - $550 when you see them at the LGS here in Bama. The two I have owned have been WAY more accurate than a small 380 should be.....

J

[Ibmikey]

With the Interarms PPK's you should fire a few mags through it to test functioning, a lot of this era had feed/extraction problems. When they work it is a sweet pistol.

[claydoctor]

Are we talking an American made gun or the W. German/French model . I don't remember the European being available in stainless .

[Ibmikey]

PPK's could not be imported after 1968 so Interarms was licensed to manufacture them here, most were SS and .380.

[johnwilliamson062]

Plastic case and all paperwork is there.

[johnwilliamson062]

So I've been trolling gunbroker to see what things actually sell for. Pretty much in line with comments here and expectations, then I ran across something odd.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=476797198
$900
Check the bid history.

Shill bidding or is there something special about this gun?

[Scorpion8]

That one looks mint/unfired, perhaps the only odd issue. I'm suspiscious of the bidding though. Either somebody truly wanted it or it's shill-bidding. I paid $350 for a stainless mint PPK/S just a few years ago.

[dahermit]

Stainless PPK Interarms era
Just a little light surface rust on the trigger guard.

Stainless with rust?

[dahermit]

PPK's could not be imported after 1968 so Interarms was licensed to manufacture them here, most were SS and .380.

Are we all talking about the same model of gun here? You guys know that PPK/s is a PPK with a PP frame don't you? It is my understanding that when they were manufactured here, they make both the PPK and the PPK/s. The PPK seems to be more scarce.

[carguychris]

Originally Posted by dahermit

Stainless with rust?

Stainless steel WILL rust if it's subjected to the right (wrong?) combination of adverse environmental conditions and neglect.

FWIW I've observed that the Walther PPK and PPK/S are among the types of guns that are often impulsively purchased by non-enthusiasts and then unceremoniously stuffed in a drawer in unfired or barely-fired condition, only to emerge decades later when the original owner dies or finally decides he/she will never need the gun. (S&W J frame snubbies are another example.) I believe that's why these guns are often found in near-LNIB condition, but with weird finish wear spots that can be attributed to the place the gun was stored - e.g. the owner spilled coffee into the desk drawer, the cardboard box soaked up the coffee, and the gun rusted where the trigger guard touched the coffee-soaked cardboard.

[johnwilliamson062]

The rust here is from a fingerprint. Like someone held the gun then stored it in a drawer for a decade. I could literally make out a fingerprint on the edge of the trigger guard. Really light though. I wasn't sure if it was a dirty finger print or dust at first.

I was able to confirm it is a PPK/S

[Ibmikey]

Dasher it, I meant what I put down, referring to a PPK. Obviously the PPKS was Walthers solution for import but the PPK was required to be made here.

[michael t]

I had my stainless Interarms for about 10 years now .It was used. When bought I replaced the recoil spring with wolff and the hammer spring as well. I went with the stock spring weight. Its been reliable with all factory brands .Ive tried. I carry with Corbon DPX or JHP depends on what I can buy.

I have both IWB and pocket holster Both Don Hume Pistol is very accurate Just takes a little time and practice on that DA trigger.

[Ibmikey]

I always thought the PPKs was an answer to a problem that did not exist until a politian became involved. I feel the PPK serves it's nitch nicely however others have come to like the bigger grip frame better. In conclusion it is nice that all the stupid import rule did is give us the same pistol (PPK) and an additional one to boot (PPKS) and made in the USA, Congress is always looking out for us.

[claydoctor]

First one I bought was a "West German" PPK/S. Turns out they were made by Manurhin in France and proofed in West Germany , which under European law somehow allowed Walther to stamp
"Made in West Germany" on them . When the American made PPK/S became available , I bought one of those. Despite glowing magazine articles to the contrary , the guns were nowhere near equal in quality . My American gun had a lower polish blue and shot a foot high at 40 feet . Interarms replaced it for me. The replacement shot better but still was nowhere near the European gun in fit and finish . A few years later , Manurhin decided to market their guns in the states. They ran ads that basically said , "You know those West German Walthers you've been buying ? Well we've been making them in France ." Interarms was not amused and before long , Manurhin disappeared from the marketplace . Not before I bought a very nice .380
PP , which to me is a better balanced gun than either the PP or the PPK/S .

[4V50 Gary]

Carried an Interarms stainless PPK/S for years. Great little gun.