I am sorry i dont have am answer but do you mind telling me what you paid for this gun?

 

The asking price was $450.00 shipped. You can check it out here: http://www.waltherforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7189

 

Pre War and post war Walther PPK grips do not have that large gap you mention between the slide and top of the grips.

Interarms (USA Made) grips have generous tolerances as do alot of the aftermarket styles. If you can find a pair of brown plastic Walther PPK grips from the 1960's that should solve the problem on your pre-war pistol.

 

153- Thanks for the advice. I thought they might be American, more likely Interarms than Smith, but Earl told me yesterday (and who was I to question Earl) that American-made grips wouldn't even fit on the frame. I actually live about an hour from his shop, so maybe the thing to do is bring the pistol in and let him see what I mean. If German-made grips are the answer, I also don't mind his price of $45 for a black pair.

 

I'll wager that Earl can also come up with a pair for $125 or so that fits like a glove!

 

www.gungrip.com
Try this site?

 

You might also take a gander at these sites and see if you spot anything that fits the gun and your price range ... and your fancy:

http://www.grips4guns.com/

http://www.hogueinc.com/getgrip/merchant.ihtml?id=2&step=2

http://www.gunaccessories.com/grips/index.asp

 

Green,
If you need I have Pre-war PPk brown Grips, & post war brown from 60,s for the 7,65. Also, have black & white one pc. Franzite replacement grips as pre-war or war time.

Dale perfmarineky@aol.com

 

Found this pair on Ebay...if you're quick...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Walther-PPK-wal...QitemZ180224457527QQihZ008QQcategoryZ73944QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Milspec

 

Here's a story, take it FWIW...
About a year ago, I bought a 1966 PPK .32 cal. "shooter". The grips and magazines were near mint so I wanted to replace them and stash the originals. I bought black 2 piece grips from a seller at GunBriker, advertised to fit "any wartime or post war PPK" for $40 (+ S&H). At about the same time, and for an unrelated reason, I needed to replace the grips on a currnet manufacture S&W PPK. I called and ordered grips from S&W for under $12 (+ S&H). After everything arrived, I compared the two, and they were exactly [exactly] (exactly) the same. So I paid $40 for $12 grips. Lesson learned. Not to take anything away from Earl or anyone else, but I now have the S&W grips on my 1966 .32 cal PPK and they fit perfectly. You can draw your own conclusions as far as a 1942 wartime pistol, but the $12 S&W grips may your most inexpensive option (if you don't mind black).
Best of luck,
Craig

 

I've found the same thing with the PP frame. The stock plastic grips from my S&W PPK/S-1, a spare pair of "West Germany" marked Walther grips from Sportsman's Guide, my new "Interarms" packaged olive wood grips from CDNN, and the pressed wood grips from my late war PP are fully interchangable...

Milspec

 

Thanks for the kind words. The grips on your ppk I am sure are american, Gadsden, grips. If you look at the under side of the right panel, I believe, you will see where they were altered with a dremel to enable them to fit. That is how I bought it. Here is a pic of a 68 german ppk:

Someone correctly mentioned above that the American grips are shorter and have a more generous gap. Earls has german black grips that can be altered to fit that would look nice and should fix the aesthetic appearance.

 

green,
After reviewing your pictures, and digging out my '66 PPK, I think the "gap" between the slide and the top of the grips is similar. I just maybe hadn't noticed before? If you'd like a pic, please send me a PM with your e-mail address and I'd be happy to send you one!
Craig

 

banddr 2,

Nice PPK, thanks for the photo!!!!