[jujonte]

There's a lot of info in this thread that's for sure. My head is hurting. No kidding I've wanted to date/place my Walthers for a while. So both of these sn's say, would have been made in France (though they say Made in East Germany)? Or have I missed something in between? Not unusual for me.

PP .380 sn 31xxxA (6 digit number, barrel has 69/antlers/eagle over N)
PPK .380 sn 104xxxA (7 digit number, barrel has 64/antlers/eagle over N)

 

[jujonte]

The short answer, in both cases, is yes. The range of serial numbers for the Manurhin-made PPs in .380 ACP is 12003A (May of 1954) to 78148A (November of 1985). For the PPK, the range is 100305A (June of 1955) to 266310A (October of 1985).

Many thanks for the information. Can't wait to get the History of... book you recommended in an earlier post. - jj

 

[jujonte]

The short answer, in both cases, is yes. The range of serial numbers for the Manurhin-made PPs in .380 ACP is 12003A (May of 1954) to 78148A (November of 1985). For the PPK, the range is 100305A (June of 1955) to 266310A (October of 1985).

One more thing. Brings to thought many of the arguments I've seen online over the past year or so (since I got the fever). About how the German made guns were "better" than the French or Manurhin. I've seen some pretty intense verbal battles. By shooting experience I knew that wasn't true for sure. Once again, thanks for the information. I've already gotten a world of info from this site.