Original Item: Only One Available. Here we have a very nice German WWII Walther PPK Pistol slide, which looks to have been purposely textured or etched at some point, though we do not know if this was done factory or aftermarket. It now has a lovely texture on both sides, except where the markings are, so we can definitely tell this was done on purpose.

The left side of the slide retains the original WALTHER banner marking, as well as the correct Mod. PPK marking, with the patent and address information in between:

Waffenfabrik Walther, Zella-Mehlis (Thür.)
Walther's Patent Cal. 7,65 m/m

The right side of the slide also has a correct CROWN / N marking under the ejection port. The finish is very well retained, and there is still the red paint on the left side dot and on the front sight.

A very interesting WWII Walther PPK top slide, perfect for display or for fitting to a damaged pistol.

The Walther PP (Polizeipistole, or police pistol) series pistols are blowback-operated semi-automatic pistols, developed by the German arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen.

It features an exposed hammer, a traditional double-action trigger mechanism, a single-column magazine, and a fixed barrel that also acts as the guide rod for the recoil spring. The series includes the Walther PP, PPK, PPK/S, and PPK/E models. The Walther TPH pocket pistol is a smaller caliber pistol introduced in 1971 identical in handling and operation to the PPK.

Various PP series are manufactured in Germany, France and the United States. In the past, the PPK version has been manufactured by Walther in its own factory in Germany, as well as under licenses by Manurhin in France; Interarms in Virginia and by Smith & Wesson in Maine. Since 2018, PPK and PPK/S models have been built at the factory of US-based subsidiary Walther Arms, Inc.

The PP and the PPK were among the world's first successful double action semi-automatic pistols. They are still manufactured by Walther and have been widely copied. The design inspired other pistols, among them the Soviet Makarov, the Hungarian FEG PA-63, the Polish P-64, the American Accu-Tek AT-380 II, and the Argentinian Bersa Thunder 380. The PP and PPK were both popular with European police and civilians for being reliable and concealable. During World War II, they were issued to the German military (officers), including the Luftwaffe, as well as the Ordnungspolizei.