PPK Chinese Type 1952 – Kung Hon (Police) - 2nd specimen added!
Red China / Year 1952
Serial Number: 017179
Caliber 7,65mm/.32 ACP.
"356" banner on grip panels is the ID of the Chinese factory where it was made
It's actually a very scarce gun, seldom seen in America, and highly prized by advanced Walther collectors
Not that much is known about this pistol, but as usual extrapolation, myth and fiction easily fill the gap
Info gathered on the web :
It would have been issued only to the most elite of the Chinese police force and/or to the bodyguards of senior party officials
The origin of the Chinese produced Walther PPK is probably USSR who would have transferred to the Chinese communists the machines and equipment from the Walther factory confiscated in 1945
Otherwise, one can say (ironically) the Chinese didn't need ex-German tooling to produce a PPK clone. They are quite capable of reverse-engineering any gun from a sample they can measure…
Presented by Dieter H. Marschall (in "Walther Pistols", p. 48) as an unauthorized copy
Type (19)52 was followed by Type (19)64 and (19)77, which are more common
This is the first Type 1952 I have encountered physically over all those years
For your appreciation, fellow collectors
Bruno
Red China / Year 1952
Serial Number: 017179
Caliber 7,65mm/.32 ACP.
"356" banner on grip panels is the ID of the Chinese factory where it was made
It's actually a very scarce gun, seldom seen in America, and highly prized by advanced Walther collectors
Not that much is known about this pistol, but as usual extrapolation, myth and fiction easily fill the gap
Info gathered on the web :
It would have been issued only to the most elite of the Chinese police force and/or to the bodyguards of senior party officials
The origin of the Chinese produced Walther PPK is probably USSR who would have transferred to the Chinese communists the machines and equipment from the Walther factory confiscated in 1945
Otherwise, one can say (ironically) the Chinese didn't need ex-German tooling to produce a PPK clone. They are quite capable of reverse-engineering any gun from a sample they can measure…
Presented by Dieter H. Marschall (in "Walther Pistols", p. 48) as an unauthorized copy
Type (19)52 was followed by Type (19)64 and (19)77, which are more common
This is the first Type 1952 I have encountered physically over all those years
For your appreciation, fellow collectors
Bruno
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