What we do know as a fact is that the Luftwaffe received its first PPK for evaluation purposes in October 1941 and its serial number was 270240 K. German archives reveal that the Luftwaffe received a total of 55,000 ‘7.65mm pistols’, which figure includes Walther PP and PPK, Mauser 1934 and HSc and Sauer 38H. These figures include PPK pistols issued to the Luftwaffe, which received just a small percentage of those accepted by the Waffenamt. The colour of the grips started changing in the third variation, as they went from brown to grey and finally black. The first two variations had a high polish blued finish, whereas the third one had a rough military blued finish. military Walther PPK pistols, in the following serial number ranges and with the corresponding Nitro proofs and Waffenamt acceptance stamps:ġ. There are three distinct variations of the 7.65mm Br. Read on for another LSB journey in firearms history… These are the rarest of the military issue PPK pistols. Our fifth Walther PPK in the ‘Polizeipistole!’ series is a 7.65mm Br pistol produced in the Zella Mehlis factory in 1940 and accepted by the Waffenamt inspectors for procurement by the Luftwaffe (air force).
