Never Seen Before | Boxed Luftwaffe Walther PPK With Two Matching Magazines
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ค. 2023
- In this video, Tom shows us a never-before-seen Luftwaffe-contract Walther PPK in its original box with two matching magazines!
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Glad you got this gun back, it makes me happy.
During my service with the German Air Force 2007-2009 at the Jagdbombergeschwader 32 ECR(Fighterbomberwing 32) we once cleaned up our squadron building and Walther PPK boxes also came to light. The Bundeswehr got also Walther (now from Ulm) PPK pistols for their F-104 Starfighter pilots in the 60s and 70s and also in the individual boxes and not in large boxes. Just by the way
A collector’s dilemma and torture, selling something you really like and then ruing the day. Getting it back is a rare treat. Congrats!
What a beauty!
Back in 1997 I bought a boxed PPK from a dealer here in the UK, mine was military stamped as well with two matching mags and a matching serial numbered box.. The box and the gun were well used compared to yours but still in good condition and I remember I paid £450.00 for it at the time… Unfortunately after the Dunblane massacre we were required to hand them in when the government effectively banned pistols for civilian shooters and off it went to be melted down into drain covers or something equally depressing😢
Interesting to note that when available all these German pistols were so much cheaper than the USA.. A friend had a Party Leader PPK and he paid £500.00 for it (about two weeks wages in 1997)
Another great video Tom ❤
I often wonder why more than a few guns show up in America with British proof marks. Did they all get melted down?🤔
A very sad story, as for me because its a right to keep and bear arms, my sons and I would lose our lives and more than a few police would as well. I did not say this in any way to put you down, you have a different history and culture.
You could have stored it overseas? It's appalling that a state can confiscate private property. It's like being a peasant in feudal times when local 'nobility' would just take whatever they wanted from you, and you dare not resist or complain.
@@steveh7823 yes I should have, I was so pissed off with it at the time that I just gave up.. A few friends at the club moved there pistols to a club in Belgium but have rarely been since.. One guy I know has only been once in the past 25 years..
@@todderstaffes A lot of my fellow Oxbridge pistol shooters founded a club in Switzerland "The British Alpine Rifles" so they could continue to shoot handguns banned in the UK.
But I was not prepared to travel there just to carry on shooting cartridge powered handguns. I had other hobbies as well as shooting and a demanding day job too.
Looking through the online catalogue of the UK Royal Armouries collection, I see that some rare and valuable handguns escaped to the safety of their collection when the ban came into force.
What a cool piece of history!
Great Video as usual, Tom. An AWESOME PPK.
Extremely nice and finish ❤
When I joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary in 1986 I was issued with a PPK in a plastic box, complete with cleaning rod, two magazines (one with a heal) etc. Every six months when we went for firearms training the armourer would take our guns to be checked over whilst we were in the classroom for the legal use of force training etc, the armourer collected the guns into a crate exactly like the ones shown. I had to hand the Walther in when we were issued with Glocks in 2001. I still have the Walther box though 😊
Did they offer you an opportunity to purchase the pistol?
@@RickJZ1973I doubt it if it’s the police
@@RickJZ1973 unfortunatly not. 30 years done and the Glock has been handed back, along with my warrant card, I don’t have any guns now.
I was issued with a Ruger Speed Six on joining the RUCGC ( 1982 ) but because I was doing a lot of plain clothes work in the late 90's I requested a Walther PPK as my personal issue, it was granted, what a fantastic pistol. Unfortunately I had to trade it in and be issued with a Glock 17.
Everything in the box shows absolutely no where the box protected that beauty perfectly
No “wear” ❓
Thank you Tom!!
There's one thing that makes me suspicious, but that I, as a layman, simply don't know. 4:05 the date on the manual 2. 40. but why C.E.? (in German we usually don't use this designation, common era/Christian era etc. for 'A.D.', we use n.Chr. or [n.] u.Z.)
What a great piece of history, and to get it back in your hands after 20 years.
I love every video…. Now- has anyone observed or heard of the Thompson sub machine guns found by Wagner in or around Soledar in Ukraine. Also that Russia is issuing the lend lease new Thompsons to their soldiers. Those are priceless and need to come home.
Seen it. Even though most view it as cool, they are obsolete relics. And the ammo for them in Ukraine is non existent. Even if they were brought to the States, they would be put in a government warehouse.
@@RickJZ1973 I was wondering if they were new/unissued. I wouldn’t doubt there is ammo too for them, but probably corroded . I know they don’t compare to the new hot rod subs out today, but to a collector they would be cool as hell.
well done tom
Another great video from one of the best narrators on TH-cam.
200 thousand subscribers tom, nice.
Congratulations Tom on having a good thoughtful friend, as well as finding an old love.
Good thing it made it to the USA. Probably would had been destroyed if it was still in the UK.
Oh, its available. I guarantee you have your price.
Awesome story !!
Some things are just too good to let go!
Very nice!!
Don't blame ya for holding on to that...When I saw those crates of p08s and p38s I just had to pause the vid and stare for a bit.
Fascinating. Totally get why you’d hang on to it. And second chances don’t come around often.
Gotta go look at my PP box now
Really great to see - thanks Tom and Tom!
Lucky you! Great piece of history along with the belt/holster assembly.
No matter what its just another nice Walther. Some people are interested in buying a story. Which I'll never understand.
_Some people are interested in buying a story. Which I'll never understand._
You are just a normal/average man, much like myself.
Those horseshjt stories are so the more cheechy among us, can feel elevated above us.
Spoken like a true anti gun nut, da fuk . I enjoy the stories as much or more than the weapons. Hating isn't really a hobby
Anything else you’d like to announce, Joshua? Maybe you got lost and are on the wrong channel?
You have a great show my friend 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Oh yeah that's nice.
Another fantastic video! Why doesn’t this channel have 1 million subscribers?
We will
The Luftwaffe was very separate from both the Wehrmacht and SS.
Having different delivery practices wouldn’t be a big surprise.
Great video and presentation.
As a Media Designer I'm amazed about the manuals' printing and design skills that time. How did they made the shadows and stuff without any computer aided system?
Very cool
I wanna take this Masterpiece back to Germany so bad.
A very nice gun! Not to be too picky, but the manual is not in cellophane but in a ziplock-bag, is it not? 🤔
You are correct. I misspoke
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Please let us know when you start collecting serial numbers for the book, so we can provide serial numbers and photo to validate.
Send them. Im collecting now
Sent
Is there proof of laborers being beaten for not meeting quotas or is your statement merely hearsay?
When people going to learn that we want to know WHAT ITS WORTH! WHy you think antique roadshow has been on tv for so long
Can I buy it?😃😄
ahh i don't know an unused gun doesn't do it for me. I want something that did something not sat in a closet.
It looks like all 3serial #have same stamps
Did you ever fire it?
whats the year off production?
i know it is not for sale, but what would something like that is worth?
Paid 6500. Could likely get more
wish you would tell what its worth?/
German best
I was all on board for legacy collectibles until I seen they were cherry picking the most valuable stuff from collections. I understand it’s their business and they can run it how ever they want it just seems a bit scummy.
Huh? Why would they not want valuable guns?
Another excellent video!!!! As always!!!!!!🇨🇦👍