Posted on 12/20/2020 8:36:12 AM PST by MtnClimber
The Walther PPK is a really nice gun. I shot it just because I had a chance, and I liked it so much that I bought it. It’s compact, smooth, accurate for its size, and well made.
I knew you did; I was just stating something that doesn’t get stated nearly enough.
A Walther PP handgun used by Sean Connery as James Bond, 007, in the very first Bond film, Dr. No (EON Productions, 1962).
Connery, who uses this hero weapon throughout the film, helped to establish and define the character that has been featured in books, films, and other media for the last nearly six decades. As the cinematic debut of the character of James Bond, the filmmakers and star had to capture the imagination of the public worldwide to create a film series dynamic enough to endure and persevere over time. James Bond has become one of only a handful of genre film franchises that has been a staple of popular culture generation after generation. The silhouette of the Walther PP and PPK has served as the key iconic image for the character of James Bond since the film franchise debuted with Dr. No, and this deactivated handgun was the first of all that followed.
One of two employed in the film, this prop was identified by the original film armorer, BAPTY in the UK, which had it until the official BAPTY Archive auction in 2006. It has since been archived in the collection of that buyer for the last 14 years.
The weapon is referred to in the film as a Walther PPK by M (Bernard Lee), but in actuality the production used this Walther PP .380 ACP.
The weapon includes a Certificate of De-Activation from The London Proof House (rendering it incapable of discharging) and a letter of provenance from BAPTY dated September 2006 “to verify that the accompanying Walther PP, serial number 19174A was used by Sean Connery in the 1962 Eon production Dr No. The original grips have been replaced on a subsequent production” and “Bapty are supplier’s or Arms and military equipment as props to the film and television industry in the UK, Europe and world wide for over forty years, we provided weaponry for every Bond film from Dr. No through To Die Another Day.”
I’ll get rid of my guns if the people telling me to do so can only resort to printing presses and town squares to tell me to do so.
**Another is the Mauser K98**
I remember when they were available through the mail for $29.00. Shipped to your door.
After the 1968 Gun control law was passed, the military rifles were no longer legal to ship into the US. So the importers started shipping in “Police Rifles”. Same rifle off the same assembly line with most of the same markings.
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[rickomatic] This is misleading. In order to use this “loophole” one must apply for and obtain a C&R (Curio and Relic 03) FFL.
You're mostly correct - but years ago when I lived in Colorado, C&R (and antique) firearms were specifically exempted by statute from the State's background check requirement (not sure if that's still true or not). The FFLs I knew always ran the State check anyway, even for obvious C&Rs/antiques, because it apparently simplified the process...
The pistol that the Soviets ripped off to build the Makarov.
357, Good call!
A lever rifle and
A couple Wheel guns!
38 is good to practice.
The PPK is smaller (K=kurz=short), with a shorter barrel and slide, and one round less. It’s a great pocket pistol.
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