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LOT 445
Excellent Walther PPK 22 LR
Semi-Automatic Pistol with
War Trophy Marked Holster
- Serial no. 851286, 22 LR cal.,
3 1/4 inch round bbl., blue finish,
plastic grips. Fixed blade front and notch
rear sights, along with standard markings,
“crown/N” proofs on the muzzle, frame
and slide. Matching serial number
hand-scribed inside the slide, which
has been internally fluted. Fitted with a
serrated ring hammer, 90 degree safety,
checkered brown plastic “WALTHER”
banner grips and unmarked flat base
magazine. Included with the lot is a
brown leather Albrecht Kind flap holster,
which has been hand marked inside the
flap to a Staff Sergeant Frederick Martin
of Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry
Division. Available records for Frederick
Martin show him as born in New York
in 1919 and enlisted in 1942. The 87th
Division arrived in France in December of 1944, and would see action at the Battle of Fort Driant and the Battle of
the Bulge, penetrating as deep as Saxony before Victory in Europe was declared.
CONDITION: Excellent, with 97% plus bright original high polish blue finish, showing bright edge wear and mild
handling marks. The grip is excellent, with minor scuffs, and the very fine holster shows mild wear. Mechanically
excellent.
Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
LOT 444
Excellent Factory Engraved and Gold Inlaid Walther
Model 9 Semi-Automatic Pocket Pistol - Serial no.
547282, 6.35 mm auto cal., 2 inch round bbl., blue/gold
finish, carved grips. Manufactured from 1921 to 1944, with
this example displaying exceptional exhibition quality factory relief engraving.
The floral pattern engravings covers 80% of the metal surfaces, with punch
dot backgrounds and gold inlaid bordering. The left side of the slide is marked
“Walther’s Patent Mod. 9” above the Walther banner, and the right has the Walther
address marking. Commercial German “Crown/N” and British “crossed lance/B/B/5”
and “crown/circle BV” proofs stamped on the right side of the frame. Fitted with a
set of floral pattern relief carved grips with blued medallions. Includes an “A&F/Co” marked generic
cardboard gift box.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 99% plus bright original blue finish and gold inlays with limited handling marks
and crisp engravings. The grips are also excellent with detailed relief carvings. Mechanically excellent. A standout
example of a factory engraved and gold inlaid Walther Model 9.
Estimate: 5,500 - 8,500
LOT 443
Excellent Walther Model 1936
Olympia Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Serial no. 5646O, 22 LR cal., 4 5/8 inch part octagon
bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. Elevation adjustable blade
front and windage adjustable notch rear sights, with the
Walther banner, address and model markings on the left
side of the slide, caliber on the right, “crown/N” proofs on multiple parts, and
matching numbers on the slide (internal and external), frame, and the left side
of the magazine base. Fitted with a drilled, tapped, and milled weight mounting
point on the underside of the frame, a serrated safety switch, checkered two-piece
extended grip with right handed thumbrest, and a matching length extension on
the magazine.
CONDITION: Excellent, with 98% of the original blue finish, showing some minor
handling marks and edge wear overall. The grips are excellent, with some mild chips
and varnish loss. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500
LOT 442
Rare Walther Model 6 Semi-
Automatic Pistol - Serial no. 1010, 9 mm cal., 5
inch round bbl., blue finish, horn grips. Manufactured
in limited numbers during the First World War, the
Model 6 was Walther’s first move into the full-size
military pistol market. In overall design the Model 6
shows a very strong mechanical resemblance to Walther’s vest pocket guns,
while also meriting comparison to the Fabrique Nationale product of the time
as well as later developments by Star with full-power straight blowback semi-
automatic military pistols. Blade front and notch rear sights, with the left side of
the slide marked “Selbstlade-Pistole Cal.9m/m. Walther’s-Patent.” over the Walther
banner, and the early one-line address “Carl Walther, Waffenfabrik, Zella St. Bl.” on
the right, and a matching serial number on the underside. Zella-St. Blasii was one
of the communities merged together to form Zella-Mehlis in 1919, which would
remain Walther’s headquarters until the post-WWII Soviet occupation. Equipped
with an external extractor and a set of checkered horn grips.
CONDITION: Very fine, with 80% of the original blue finish, showing
bright edge wear, minor spotting concentrated on the gripstraps, and
light handling marks. What appears to be casting flaws and grooves
in the metal under the bluing are visible on the right side of the slide,
which writer believes are from factory machining/polishing errors. 60%
of the original niter blue finish is present on the extractor. The grips are
fine, with some small cracks and voids. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 5,500 - 8,500