Thanks for another great video. As a police armorer, I think the reason you found such a great piece is that you found an unissued, or issued and returned to armorer, pistol in the original box. Officers generally don’t keep packaging and such, but police armorers are typically OCD. Anyway, keep the videos coming.
Phil, Go for it. You won’t lose $$ value and it will likely appreciate. Buy the best one you can afford. Shoot it occasionally and enjoy owning it. Jeff
Hi Tom, another great video. Don’t forget to mention the small run of PP PDM’s in the 9147-9148 serial number range. I owned one #94184* which I bought from a local (Bethlehem, PA) WW2 veteran who was an MP in Munich at the end of the war. The veteran told me a German Police officer gave him this gun as a souvenir but somone had engraved their initials on it. (PDM!). The evening I was to pick it up the veteran called me to say he and his wife had come down with the Flu and I could not come into the house, he would crack open the front door and I was to throw the money in ($600) and he then threw the gun out the door into the front lawn! Regretfully I sold it some years later when I was neck deep in a Corvette restoration but I still check for the serial number when I see one for sale.
I don't know how anyone could not like your videos!! These are beautiful historic firearms and reguardless of Nazi history, deserve to receive recognition. Your history lessons are well executed also!! Well done. Please keep doing these videos. 👍👍🙂
Hans, Agreed. I got the 1930s pistol interest bug since the lockdown. The designs hold up even 85 years later, and inspired present day pistols (SIG P230).
A guy could have worse habits brother. Good for you. History happened, and can't be changed. Nice to have a small bit of it from either side, in any regard.
Tom, The barrels on the PDM's that you have....are they stepped down at the muzzle? My two PPk's had stepped barrels. I had a PDM marked PPk with stepped barrel and a commercial 899xxx overrun PPk bmr dural with stepped barrel not PDM marked. I'm not sure if you would call the barrels stepped but they were milled down I guess about an 1/8th of an inch or so from the muzzle. I always felt that they may have used 9mmk slides for these pistols for some reason and stepped the barrel so it would fit the muzzle of the slide. Thoughts? BTW....the videos you are posting are fantastic and are making want to collect Walthers again!!
I forgot to mention the barrels. They all had "fluted" barrels. (That's what I call it) So yes, wider at the end of the barrel. I have been told that added to the barrel strength, but no idea if that is true.
The main reason I suspect 9mmk slides is that the bmr’s were 9mmk’’s....think it’s possible that they used 9mmk models and simply changed the slide legends to 7,65 and modified the barrels?
Another great job. Now that we are trapped in the house, your videos are the only things keeping my mind off of my wife asking we to paint the kitchen.
I noticed on your website that you also have a .380 PP without any special markings (just Crown/N) that has the heel magazine release. Any idea what the story behind that it is? Normally you would assume that a non-standard pistol like that would be a part of some larger contract, but Crown/N suggests that it was just for regular retail sale.
PPK pistols were issued to detectives, who in all countries of Europe wore plain clothes (the K letter stands for the German word for detective} and carried their pistols in special pockets in their coats.
Excellent video. Thank you! But I do have a couple of questions about the PDM PPK variation: You mentioned that only 80 PDM PP’s are known to survive. Any data on how many PPK’s are known to exist? Also, you didn’t show it in the video, but the PPK PDM also have a flared barrel. Any idea why? I have one of the PDM PPK’s in my possession and have always been mystified by the odd configuration and history. Mine was a GI bring-back from a relative.
Cool points shared on that presentation case. Big score to find a nice manual like that I would guess. Thanks for showing us the finer details and history of the chicken-farmer's pistols (Himmler). He had good taste in guns, but was kind of a dick beyond that.
You joked about gold bars. A guy in the UK bought and was restoring a T55 tank and found a lot of gold in the fuel tank. Believe the theory was it came from Kuwait. The tank was from Iraq.
@@andrewallen9993 No but why must the government always get its cut? he bought the Tank paid a tax for that then paid a tax on every thing he bought to do the repairs. The gold was bought with the tank, so he should keep it. Did he get back any physical gold from the government? no! He just got paper or what ever and the state kept the gold.
Thank you. Now I know what the PDM means on the gun that my father brought back from WWII. I was wondering. It is almost pristine....so I guess this is #81.In the 899K range. No notch on the magazine. The bottom has no plastic. It is only flat metal. Bottom release notched grip.
It was a was a small, lightweight pistol. The Luger round was too powerful for the gun. Even when they DID make the 9mm, it was in 380 or 9mm short. (Kurz)
Thomas Whiteman yea I know, but it’s just 2 millimeters, difference the case, the makerovs /pa63s are only 1 mm difference and shooting the ppk has no recoil, I would imagine it would handle the round, the vp70 is a blowback in 9x19mm also.
nelson0110 Case size is irrelevant, powder charge,powder type and bullet weight are what determines chamber pressure and power. 9mm is a very hot round.
This video is more than educational.
The pacing of the presentation is nearly perfect. This is edutainment.
Practice makes perfect.
Thanks for another great video. As a police armorer, I think the reason you found such a great piece is that you found an unissued, or issued and returned to armorer, pistol in the original box. Officers generally don’t keep packaging and such, but police armorers are typically OCD. Anyway, keep the videos coming.
The more I watch your videos, the more I think maybe I COULD just buy a piece from you guys. Very cool. Loved this video.
douglas pack Do it! Spend spend spend!
I’ll probably never own any of these types of firearms but I love the history. Keep up the great work
Phil, Go for it. You won’t lose $$ value and it will likely appreciate.
Buy the best one you can afford. Shoot it occasionally and enjoy owning it.
Jeff
Hi Tom, another great video. Don’t forget to mention the small run of PP PDM’s in the 9147-9148 serial number range. I owned one #94184* which I bought from a local (Bethlehem, PA) WW2 veteran who was an MP in Munich at the end of the war. The veteran told me a German Police officer gave him this gun as a souvenir but somone had engraved their initials on it. (PDM!). The evening I was to pick it up the veteran called me to say he and his wife had come down with the Flu and I could not come into the house, he would crack open the front door and I was to throw the money in ($600) and he then threw the gun out the door into the front lawn! Regretfully I sold it some years later when I was neck deep in a Corvette restoration but I still check for the serial number when I see one for sale.
A car always cost more to get running and from that the value gets down, a good gun with heritage are expensive, but goes up in value.
Tom loving these pandemic videos, thanks for keeping us informed as well as entertained
Very Cool WW2 "PDM" Walther PPK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My father was stationed in Munich , Germany.
😂👍
That brown grip with the black looks stunning. Amazing piece of history , i wish i could get one!
probably the other pistols they (Munich police) have, had also heel release, thus to standardize training all guns with heel release.
Your channel is one of my regulars. These videos help get us through this latest Communist attack. Thanks Tom.
John W 1711 Stock Show me your papers at the grocery store!
bruh
What is amazing is the knowledge base of everyone put together.
Very nice presentations of history. Thank you.
I don't know how anyone could not like your videos!! These are beautiful historic firearms and reguardless of Nazi history, deserve to receive recognition. Your history lessons are well executed also!! Well done. Please keep doing these videos. 👍👍🙂
Lane Taylor Agreed! Love this channel
Hard to forget but we can't live in the past. Let's all move on and make good use of the present.
PDM means "Polizeidirektion München".
You are correct. Department would be the word "Amt" that starts with an "A" not a "D".
Der Ami hat´s da nicht so mit.
Thank's for another great video!
Very cool pistol. I have really been enjoying your videos during this pandemic. I'm on a WW2 pistol kick. Bidding on my 3rd in 2 weeks.
Hans, Agreed. I got the 1930s pistol interest bug since the lockdown. The designs hold up even 85 years later, and inspired present day pistols (SIG P230).
A guy could have worse habits brother. Good for you.
History happened, and can't be changed. Nice to have a small bit of it from either side, in any regard.
Hans S. Spend spend spend! Good luck! Keep the economy going!
I noticed that some of the dummy rounds show firing pin strikes and some don't. I thought they would have spring loaded primer but evidently not.
I love these videos I can’t stop watching
Tom,
The barrels on the PDM's that you have....are they stepped down at the muzzle? My two PPk's had stepped barrels. I had a PDM marked PPk with stepped barrel and a commercial 899xxx overrun PPk bmr dural with stepped barrel not PDM marked. I'm not sure if you would call the barrels stepped but they were milled down I guess about an 1/8th of an inch or so from the muzzle. I always felt that they may have used 9mmk slides for these pistols for some reason and stepped the barrel so it would fit the muzzle of the slide. Thoughts?
BTW....the videos you are posting are fantastic and are making want to collect Walthers again!!
I forgot to mention the barrels. They all had "fluted" barrels. (That's what I call it) So yes, wider at the end of the barrel. I have been told that added to the barrel strength, but no idea if that is true.
The main reason I suspect 9mmk slides is that the bmr’s were 9mmk’’s....think it’s possible that they used 9mmk models and simply changed the slide legends to 7,65 and modified the barrels?
Thank You for the very enjoyable videos. I`m a Walther fan and love to drool as they say over their beauty.
Hello Tom allways pleased to watch your videos. Stay safe
Beautiful guns there. I will bet there are probably another couple of hundred PDM pistols in Grand-fathers old WW2 bags up the attic all over the USA.
There WAS gold under the pull tab !
Another great job. Now that we are trapped in the house, your videos are the only things keeping my mind off of my wife asking we to paint the kitchen.
I noticed on your website that you also have a .380 PP without any special markings (just Crown/N) that has the heel magazine release. Any idea what the story behind that it is? Normally you would assume that a non-standard pistol like that would be a part of some larger contract, but Crown/N suggests that it was just for regular retail sale.
Hey we are waiting for the next video? Is everythig alright? Stay healthy!
PPK pistols were issued to detectives, who in all countries of Europe wore plain clothes (the K letter stands for the German word for detective} and carried their pistols in special pockets in their coats.
Beautiful guns!
Excellent video. Thank you! But I do have a couple of questions about the PDM PPK variation:
You mentioned that only 80 PDM PP’s are known to survive. Any data on how many PPK’s are known to exist?
Also, you didn’t show it in the video, but the PPK PDM also have a flared barrel. Any idea why?
I have one of the PDM PPK’s in my possession and have always been mystified by the odd configuration and history. Mine was a GI bring-back from a relative.
Cool points shared on that presentation case. Big score to find a nice manual like that I would guess. Thanks for showing us the finer details and history of the chicken-farmer's pistols (Himmler). He had good taste in guns, but was kind of a dick beyond that.
always great stuff
You joked about gold bars. A guy in the UK bought and was restoring a T55 tank and found a lot of gold in the fuel tank. Believe the theory was it came from Kuwait. The tank was from Iraq.
Robert Deen i saw that on a video
I would have kept my freaking mouth shut
He turned it in
?!?!?!?!?!?!.!.!.!.!
@@gibsondrummer He was British and therefore honest.
@@andrewallen9993 or stupid.😷
@@AdamosDad So you think honesty is stupid? He paid the tax and had no fear of an HMRC audit. Are you honest or criminal?
@@andrewallen9993 No but why must the government always get its cut? he bought the Tank paid a tax for that then paid a tax on every thing he bought to do the repairs. The gold was bought with the tank, so he should keep it. Did he get back any physical gold from the government? no! He just got paper or what ever and the state kept the gold.
Thank you for all this vídeos. I have walther ppke I know is not the original ppk , but can you please explain to me if this gun is really good ?
Sure. Can you get us some photos
anodization is not a painting process. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anodizing
Anodization is a surface treatment not paint, just like bluing isn't paint but a surface treatment.
Thank you. Now I know what the PDM means on the gun that my father brought back from WWII. I was wondering. It is almost pristine....so I guess this is #81.In the 899K range. No notch on the magazine. The bottom has no plastic. It is only flat metal. Bottom release notched grip.
Phenomenal knowledge of minutiae….
At times, OCD can be good personality trait. Lol. Look at all the rare treasures that have been well preserved through the many years, because of OCD.
Thank you..educational.
Love it thanks!!!!
PDM stands for "Polizeidirektion München"
And a technical remark, there is no such thing as "anodized paint". Those are two different things.
Great educational videos - always. What's the price to buy?
GOOD CONTENT THANKS
I believe your PDM translation is wrong. I don't think that in Germany, in those years, they marked in English
It definitely went to Police Dept of Munich however, the PDM might mean "Polizeidirektion München".
What do you know about the engraving of DRP on Serial no.911839 on auction now at Aktueller Preis 78,00 EUR
Hi
Greetings from Germany
Please make more Vids over P08.
A Question: With the PP/Ks so popular why weren't they in 9x19mm, like the Luger, P38 and Mp40s ? Love your work, keep it up.
It was a was a small, lightweight pistol. The Luger round was too powerful for the gun. Even when they DID make the 9mm, it was in 380 or 9mm short. (Kurz)
Thomas Whiteman yea I know, but it’s just 2 millimeters, difference the case, the makerovs /pa63s are only 1 mm difference and shooting the ppk has no recoil, I would imagine it would handle the round, the vp70 is a blowback in 9x19mm also.
nelson0110 Case size is irrelevant, powder charge,powder type and bullet weight are what determines chamber pressure and power. 9mm is a very hot round.
@@nelson0110 Have you reloaded this round?
ecxelente vidio
The pronunciation of "Eugen Huber" - phonetically it's more like "Oy-Gen", than it's american equivalent "Yoo-Jeen".
I have a Walter PDM 1432 can you tell me when it was made
Stolen ?
👍🇳🇴
PDM = Polizei Direktion München
Looks like bloomberg.
First :D