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Title:	PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC -  GERMAN PISTOL WALTHER PP 7.65MM SN# 193993P
Maker/Manufacturer:	WALTHER, CARL
Date of Manufacture:	1940
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 889
Measurements:	OL: 16.5CM 6 1/2" BL: 9.5CM 3 3/4"

Object Description:

GERMAN PISTOL WALTHER PP 7.65MM SN# 193993P
Manufactured by Walther, Zella-Mehlis, Germany - Commercial version of German, blow-back operated, semi-automatic pistol with 8-round detachable box magazine. Blued finish with two-piece black checkered plastic grips. Loaded chamber indicator, double action. 6-groove rifling; right hand twist. Safety acts as hammer release when released. Weapon weighs approximately 24.5 oz. unloaded. Weapon complete with 8-round detachable box magazine and in excellent condition. PP = Polizei Pistole.

Markings:
Frame: 1939993P.
Slide: Walther logo, WAFFENFABRIK WALTHER ZELLA-MEHLIS (THUR.)/WALTHER'S PATENT, CAL. 7.65, MM. MOD. PP. Right side: Eagle/N proof. 193993P.
Barrel: Commercial proofs.
Grips: Walther logo.

Notes: "Introduced as a pistol for uniformed police, it was the first successful application of the double-action principle which Walther then adapted to the P-38. There is no significant mechanical difference between pre-and post-war models, though the post-war weapons are a few millimeters longer and slightly lighter, and the design has been widely copied, with and without benefit of license." - Hogg & Adam

References:
Hogg, Ian & Rob Adam. JANE'S GUNS RECOGNITION GUIDE. Harper Collins, Glasgow, Scotland. 1996
Hogg, Ian. SMALL ARMS: PISTOLS AND RIFLES. Stackpole Books. Mechanicsburg, Pa. 2001.