Has the slide been refinished? I can barely make out the text on the left side of the slide.
War Time PP
I inherited this gun from my father, my uncle gave it to him after WWII, he took it from a German Officer at the end of the war. Does anyone have any info, there are no special marks that I can see, It does have the Eagle on the right side. The serial number is 109863 P. As you can see I also have the holster with the Officers name https://www.waltherforums.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=79794&stc=1&d=1544123946on it. Don G
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Funny how many of these were captured from German officers. It seems most come from SS officers. 
Funny how many of these were captured from German officers. It seems most come from SS officers.
Naaah, only the chromed ones came from the SS.
For the OP, the gun looks in remarkable shape, but the markings do look obscured.
Moon
The markings are there, but it's hard to say whether they have been degraded or whether it's just very unfortunate artificial lighting and low-resolution photos.
I see no other obvious indications of a refinish; holster wear on slide, frame, and trigger guard is consistent with a pistol that's only been actively carried five or six years and not at the front, which these generally weren't.
I don't think R. Nurmi is the officer who carried that holster, by the way. I'm fairly certain he was the artist who decorated that holster with the animal heads, for the GI who had picked up the gun with holster in whichever way that may have happened. Maybe Mr. Nurmi got some American cigarettes for the work
I see no other obvious indications of a refinish; holster wear on slide, frame, and trigger guard is consistent with a pistol that's only been actively carried five or six years and not at the front, which these generally weren't.
I don't think R. Nurmi is the officer who carried that holster, by the way. I'm fairly certain he was the artist who decorated that holster with the animal heads, for the GI who had picked up the gun with holster in whichever way that may have happened. Maybe Mr. Nurmi got some American cigarettes for the work
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Good morning everyone, Thankyou very much for the input on my pistol,I have attached another photo of the side so you can see the inscriptions. I think the holster is as interesting as the pistol since its in such nice shape. I am considering selling this and using the proceeds to buy 2 shotguns which I will be able to use. I would like to see the pistol gointo a collection rather than being kept in my safe. Don G
Good morning everyone, Thankyou very much for the input on my pistol,I have attached another photo of the side so you can see the inscriptions. I think the holster is as interesting as the pistol since its in such nice shape. I am considering selling this and using the proceeds to buy 2 shotguns which I will be able to use. I would like to see the pistol gointo a collection rather than being kept in my safe. Don G
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At the moment it is unfortunately not possible to attach photos with a reasonable resolution to a post. On my request (we can call it a complaint) the admins confirmed that the fast loading of the photos would be more important than a reasonable resolution. According to them, quantity (speed) over quality is the concept that enhances user experience.
Maybe they don't have the capacity for it.At the moment it is unfortunately not possible to attach photos with a reasonable resolution to a post. On my request (we can call it a complaint) the admins confirmed that the fast loading of the photos would be more important than a reasonable resolution. According to them, quantity (speed) over quality is the concept that enhances user experience.
And Mr.Balogh.
Your name sounds very much Hungarian.I was born there.
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