This is the mark of PineTree Castings which is a subsidiary of Ruger. Interestingly, if you look at the frame under the grip on the left side, you'll see a little pine tree symbol in a circle. The Ranger manufactured pistols are very high quality. When Ranger setup in Alabama in 1978 for Sam Cummings Interarms operation, they were responding to the US Government actions which made it impossible to import the PPK. The Manurhin branded PP and PPK pistols were popular with police agencies in Europe and, being made in France, didn't carry any of the baggage of Germany and WW-II. The guns finished in Ulm by Walther (and marked Walther, and "Made in Germany") were initially machined in France by Manurhin. Manurhin did manufacture the PP and PPK from 1953 through the late 1980's when Walther's contracts with them were withdrawn. There were probably East German manufactured PPK pistols (which would have the Thalmann concealment code P1001 guns) but these also date from 1953-1956. These were later setup in East German under the Ernst Thalmann industrial commune in Suhl, Thuringa. Production at Zella Mehlis stopped at the end of the war when the Americans and then the Russians took over the factory and confiscated the machines, tooling and gauges. The PPK is a remarkable design, with origins in the Walther PP from just after 1929. 25ACP version, with very few guns made early in the production history of the pistol. 22LR version was made in some numbers, and so far most rare is the 6,35mm /. Most PPK pistols were made in 7.65mm (.32ACP) caliber, with 9mm Kurz (9x17. At the present time, Walther PP, PPK/S and PPK pistols are manufactured in the USA by the Smith & Wesson Company under licence from Walther. Very close copies of the Walther PP were manufactured after the war by East Germany, Hungary, Romania, Turkey and USA. Later on, production was returned to the re-established Walther factory in the city of Ulm ab Donau (pre-war Walther factory had been located in the city of Zella-Mehlis), and these pistols have seen widespread use by civilians and police, as well as for personal defense by many non-infantry officers in several European armies. It was the second James Bond pistol and and Elvis had silver-finished one and this:Īfter the war, production of the PP and PPK pistols was resumed in France by Manurhin under German licence. I know very little about this pistol other than Hilter allegedly killed himself with one South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee was shot and killed by one. 380 ACP (1947).ĭoes anyone have a link to the serial numbers and date of manufacture of this pistol.
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