I would greatly appreciate it if you would provide me via PM the entire serial number for our data base.
I think the value Ramon provided for you is generally accurate. I would estimate the pistol returned by your relatives was made in 1935. Given its military finish, the bluing is difficult to rate. It is all matching and has the proper 'Waffen 359' Nazi military acceptance proofs. This gun would likely have been issued to an officer. These were the Japanese Nambu M14, the Russian Tokarev TT-33 and German made Sauer M38. Nazi Army Walther PPK 7.65mm 1942 WW2 / WWII Description: This is a WW2 Walther PPK pistol, issued to the Nazi Army around 1942. According to the Dr No novel, three other guns which were considered for Bond, as well as the Walther PPK. It is very difficult to determine the history of the non-SS RZM marked pistols other than to give an approximate date of production. The Walther PPK became Bonds signature weapon and has remained so, even with the advent of a new Bond played by Daniel Craig. These weapons apparently were serially numbered after market on the slide underneath the muzzle. There is evidence that some of the RZM marked PPKs were also purchased by the Sicherheits Hauptamt of the SS for issue to members of the Sicherheitspolizei units and the SD. There were strict regulations as to which rank Political Leaders could carry their pistols with certain uniforms. The pistols were available to all Politischen Leiters at a group discount price, not just senior officials. With an arm slipped around her shoulders I noted Bond's Walther PPK.
The contract with RZM markings began in mid 1934 but the marking was removed in 1936. communists he had hung on all the way through WW2 to their eventual take over. The initial large portion of this contract bore the acceptance mark of the Reichszeugmeisterei-RZM. With minor fitting to the inside area of the grips, they will also fit the Walther PPK Firearms produced currently in Arkansas and Interarms-produced models. FITTING INFO : ALTAMONT® Walther PPK grips are designed to drop-in fit on Walther PPK firearms produced by Smith & Wesson. It was intended to replace the costly Luger P08, the production of which was scheduled to end in 1942. The PPK is similar in design and function to the PPK/S. The NSDAP contracted with Waffenfabrik Walther to produce PPKs for the party organizations. The Walther P38 (originally written Walther P.38) is a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol that was developed by Carl Walther GmbH as the service pistol of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II.