I carried a German blued Interarms PPK/s as an off-duty weapon during the 70's & 80's. Sold it to buy a freezer. (Had a growing family then.) I have a 1986 blued Interarms that I carry now. It shoots well and has a much smoother DA trigger than I remember my German one as having.
I recently had the opportunity to buy a blued 1985 Interarms "safe queen." According to the previous owner it's only had about 100 rounds through it. Looks like it came out of the showroom yesterday, with perhaps one exception. The trigger guard has turned sort of a reddish brown color. I've seen different metals accept bluing differently in other guns (i.e. S&W) but this is the first Walther I've experienced this with. My 1986's trigger guard is a little different that the rest of the body, but it's still black (blue).
I am not really concerned about it, but am curious if this is "normal." This pristine 1985 is in the smaller box, like my German one came in. Did something in the manufacturing change around 1985 - 1986?
I recently had the opportunity to buy a blued 1985 Interarms "safe queen." According to the previous owner it's only had about 100 rounds through it. Looks like it came out of the showroom yesterday, with perhaps one exception. The trigger guard has turned sort of a reddish brown color. I've seen different metals accept bluing differently in other guns (i.e. S&W) but this is the first Walther I've experienced this with. My 1986's trigger guard is a little different that the rest of the body, but it's still black (blue).
I am not really concerned about it, but am curious if this is "normal." This pristine 1985 is in the smaller box, like my German one came in. Did something in the manufacturing change around 1985 - 1986?
