are there any books that has complete history of these great guns?
Edward R. Hamilton Books(http://www.edwardrhamilton.com) has still(9/15/09)got this book for $29.95 plus $3.50 shipping.Walther, A German Legend, Manfred Kersten
You have certainly led a sheltered collector's life.Hello,
I recently purchased a copy of Mr. Stepan's gold edition at my last visit to Tom Whiteman's shop.
I have since read it cover to cover.
I started collecting german axis pistols in the 90's.
I changed directions in collecting, went to USMC firearms, and recently returned to axis pistols.
Mr. Stepan's work is the newest research to come out on axis pistols in decades.
I was not even aware of the "documentation" in existence on SS pistols
PP/PPK.
It's been a long time since I've gotten excited about collecting as there
has been nothing "new" until I came across this work.
It is worth buying and reading because you never know what you may stumble onto.
I am excited about obtaining a genuine documented PPK supported by an archive record. Now that is worth getting excited about.
Marshal