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LOT 594
Excellent Factory Engraved and Gold Plated
Walther/Interarms Inc. PPK S Semi-Automatic
Pistol with Case - Serial no. 238751S, 9 mm Kurz (380
Auto) cal., 3 1/4 inch round bbl., gold finish, plastic
grips. Manufactured in 1979. Features floral pattern
engravings with punch-dot backgrounds covering
the majority of the slide and 75% of the frame. The
frame is marked with “MADE IN GERMANY” on the
right side, and the right of the chamber hood marked
with “eagle/N” and “HK” (79) date code Ulm antler
proofs. Fitted with a gold plated magazine with a
cream plastic grip extension on the floorplate. Includes
the original black plastic Walther/Interarms Inc. case,
an extra gold plated magazine, cleaning rod, and
matching numbered factory test target.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% plus original gold plate finish with limited handling evidence
and crisp engravings and grip checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 4,000 - 5,500
LOT 591
Rare Limited Edition Heckler & Koch P7 M8 Jubilee Semi-Automatic Pistol with Case - Serial
no. 16-150045, 9 mm Luger cal., 4 inch round bbl., black finish, walnut grips. Manufactured in 2004 as
a limited edition of 500 pistols. The slide is fitted with three dot sights consisting of a standing blade
front and standing notch rear, and marked with the standard markings as well as the signature of the
P7’s designer Helmut Weldle along with “1 von 500”. Fitted with walnut checkered grips with the HK
logo. Import marked on the frame. Includes original box, an extra magazine, and presentation case with
a HK challenge coin.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% plus original blue finish with minimal handling marks, and
crisp grip checkering. Mechanically excellent. Box and case are very fine. This is your chance to get your
hands on a rare HK P7 variant!
Estimate: 5,500 - 7,500
LOT 593
Unique Manurhin PPK 22 Caliber
Semi-Automatic Pistol, Serial
Number 500001LR, Documented as
the First Made and First Imported,
as Seen in Rankin’s Walther Models
PP and PPK and Walther Volume III,
with Presentation Case, Accessories
and Reference Material - Serial no.
500001LR, 22 LR cal., 3 1/4 inch round
bbl., blue/anodized finish, plastic grips.
Introduced in 1950, the Manurhin
Walthers were the product of a team
up between Manufacture de Machines
du Hout-Rhin (who had the tools and
the talent, and were looking for a
new product) and Fritz Walther (who
held all the patents to the PP and PPK
pistols, but was left out of doors by the
bombardment and occupation of the
Walther factory), bringing the famous
handguns back to the market. Well
up to the task, Manurhin’s pistols were
faithful to the pre-war originals, delivering on the fit,
finish and function associated with the Walther name. The very first batch off the
line, PPs starting at 100,001 and PPKs starting at 500,001, went to the Thalson Import
Company of San Francisco for sale on the perpetually weapon-hungry American
market. This pistol, serial number 500001LR, is pictured on pages 134 and 135 of
Walther Models PP and PPK 1929-1945 by James Rankin, and also featured on page
174 of Rankin’s follow-up work Walther Volume III 1908-1980, with both calling it out
as the first PPK made by Manurhin, noting the serial number and duralumin frame.
Fixed sights, with the left side of the slide marked with the Manurhin address and
logo and the Walther license markings, serial number on the right side of the frame, 60
degree safety, checkered grips with Manurhin logo and Walther license markings, and
a French-made magazine with brown plastic extension. Included with the pistol is a
maroon leatherette case with Walther-Manurhin markings inside
the lid, an extra flat-base magazine and a brass cleaning rod, as
well as copies of the aforementioned books.
CONDITION: Excellent. The blued components remain 97%
intact and show bright edge wear and light handling marks. The
anodization of the frame remains 90% intact and is turning a blue
patina on the frontstrap and high edges, retaining a near black
tone in the protected areas. The grip is fine, slightly undersized/
shrunk with minor scratches. Mechanically excellent.
The case is very good, with a few light scuffs.
Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000
LOT 592
Walther Model P5 Compact Semi-
Automatic Pistol with Case - Serial
no. 152478, 9 mm Para cal., 3 inch
round bbl., blue/black finish, walnut
grips. Manufactured in 1991, this is an
excellent example of Walther’s Model
P5 Compact. Developed in the mid-
1970s, the Walther P5 was intended to
be a 9 mm chambered replacement
for the variety of 7.65 mm chambered
sidearms in use by German police.
In many ways, the P5 can be seen
as an evolutionary successor of the
World War II P.38. This example has
the standard markings, including the
Interarms importer mark on the right of the slide and “eagle/N” proofs. It has standard features. Includes
a factory case and extra magazine.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retains 99% of the original blue and black finishes with only the slightest
handling marks. Mechanically excellent. The case is excellent with only the slightest handling/
storage evidence.
Provenance: The Tom Selleck Collection.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
AS PICTURED AND
DESCRIBED IN WALTHER
VOLUME III 1908-1980 &
WALTHER MODELS PP AND
PPK 1929-1945 BY RANKIN