My late dad was involved in repairing recoverable tanks that had been returned from Normandy after Op Goodwood. Needless to say, some of them still had souvenirs inside that had not been found during the initial recovery and assessment, and it was inside a Sherbrook Sherman that he found a Walther PP in 9mmK, still in its holster. Later on it was made legal under the rules here in UK, and when he died in 1971 I took it on. It was one of a small number made for the civilian contract in Vienna, and issued to the Vienna police special branch - as was clear from the holster stamp - 'Eigentum der Vien Sicherheitsdienst' and numbered to the gun. One maven on Walthers a few years back judged it an 8.5 ex 10 in desireability.
I later took it to Northern Ireland with me a few times as my back-up gun and shot it a lot for fun. mrs tac was a truly deadly shot with it, and took much $$$/£££ off our base police in lunchtime comps.
Needless to say, it still looks about the same as it did the day my dad found it, although in accordance with the laws here, it has been deactivated :=(
tac
I later took it to Northern Ireland with me a few times as my back-up gun and shot it a lot for fun. mrs tac was a truly deadly shot with it, and took much $$$/£££ off our base police in lunchtime comps.
Needless to say, it still looks about the same as it did the day my dad found it, although in accordance with the laws here, it has been deactivated :=(
tac
