What's the scoop on Interarms PPK/S?

[prproulx]

There's one for sale. It looks nice enough. Are they substandard or just the markings put people off because it's not made in Germany?

 

[Canuck223]

IIRC, the gripe was that they were mongrel pieces, grafting the frame and slide from different models to meet the GCA 68 requirements.

 

[ponts]

Interarms is the importer marking. It is a Walther.

 

[Jeff/1911]

I understand they are good quality...the "S" suffix indicates a longer grip frame holding an extra round - IIRC.

 

[richardoldfield]

In my life I have owned a couple of Interarms PPK/s pistols and they were a quality handgun. For years Interarms had the license to import PPK/s pistols into the USA. Lastly, many of the PPK/s pistols were made by Manurhin in France but their quality was the same as a Walther. Regards, Richard

 

[icedragonmx]

My PPK/S fits my hands(xl) way better than a PPK style that I had earlier. If you got smaller mitts then dont worry about it. The Walter name gets the extra $$$.

 

[CanAm]

They were made/assembled by Interarms in Alexandria, VA.