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#313780 12/12/2015 06:12 PM
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Posted for Andy, Militarynut.....

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That's a beautiful piece Andy looks like all the original bluing is there too along with the guys initials great find buddy

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hi members
thanks to vern for putting this scarce and possibly rare walther ppk pistol 7.65 call . it came with two walther clips and a black akah marked holster i have had many walther ppks and pp models but never one with the abrivation on the right side of slide shows C.P.B. i showed this to joe Wotka when i got it two years ago he told me that dieter marshall shows it in his book with this early serial range number as Criminal Police Berlin then later on the germans used the K for criminal then joe wotka feels its not what dieter marschall believes it to be joe feels it central bank berlin change over from the big 10 milimeter reichs revolvers to walthers so perhaps one member here can unravel this mystery my gut feelings is Criminal Police Berlin prove me wrong thanks guy enjoy god bless andy militarynut

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I believe Joe now thinks it is a bank pistol. I thought it might be a distributor for years but the bank identification makes sense. It is known that the Reichsbank had similar commercial Walther pistols so why not a bank with these initials?


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hi orpo
thanks for your post i am very thick skined it takes time to convince me after over fifty years in this great hobby starting around 1960 buying every pistol rifle from veterans thier familys this is the first walther that i have ever seen in these years so to me its kind of special and rare wheather its a bank pistol or Criminal Police Berlin we can only go by what book sellers who do thier research and can prove what they print i made a lot of mistakes selling off rare guns on somebodys say so then found out some thing different but truthfully it isnt over till the fat lady sings and so far she hasnt sung still a rare walther ppk to see any one here can examine it at sos show kentucky in february thanks god bless andy militarynut

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I don't want to speak for Joe but he mentions the possibility of this marking indicating the "Comerz und Privat Bank" (CPB) in a NAPCA article. Joe points out that his research shows the bank changed its name slightly circa 1941 so your early pistol with a 90 degree safety would fit into this time line. It seems to be a good fit but who knows for certain?


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hi orpo
yes joe did say that the bank changed thier name to comerz he also checked with the bank to see if they had any records showing this change over with buying these C.P.B. waltyher pistols who knows i might live a few more years and some one might relese a few records pointing us in the right direction criminal police berlin or bank guard for the largest bank in berlin germany at the time of the third reich thanks for your time and intrest in my rare walther pistol thanks andy militarynut

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hi orpo
yes thanks for this information from joe wotka on above walther pistol that i own and yes its not proven yet and may never be proven . wondering if you have a copy of dieter marshalls walther pistol book where he thinks this C.P.B. walther pistol is something different then what joe wotka is thinking it is i really would appreciate if you could post a copy of what dieter marshall wrote in his book concerning this scarce and rare walther pistol thank you very much for your intrest and help have a nice christmas and safe holidays andy militarynut

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I am sorry but I do not have Dieter's book.

You have a very scarce pistol at any rate.


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hi orpo
yes this pistol was a real surprise i think i might invest in dieter marshalls book what the hell is another 100.00 or 150.00 in this wonderfull hobby at least i will see what some one elses opinion is thanks again best andy militarynut

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That C.P.B. has been argued over for years. I've seen them explained as capture markings, distributor markings, and a dozen other theories. It seems nobody has been able to prove the meaning for 100%.

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hi timbo
im just wondering where dieter marshall got his information that this is a Criminal Police Berlin walther maybe he had some records proving when he wrote his walther pistol book we shall see thanks every one who posted merry christmas happy safe holidays andy militarynut

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FYI, about 12 yrs. ago a guy in Minnesota was selling one and his "theory" was that C.P.B. stood for Chemnitz Police Bureau. Regards, Leipzig

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Originally Posted By: Militarynut
hi timbo
im just wondering where dieter marshall got his information that this is a Criminal Police Berlin walther maybe he had some records proving when he wrote his walther pistol book we shall see thanks every one who posted merry christmas happy safe holidays andy militarynut


I can't speak for Mr. Marshall, but I believe it was just an educated guess based on his vast background of researching and collecting. I don't believe he ever had any actual proof.

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hi timboo
i cant say at the moment what mr. dieter marshall wrote and where he got his information maybe if i get time while here in florida i might ask jim rankin who also wrote a few books on walther pistols i will see who knows its not over till the fat lady sings and so far she hasnt sung thanks again for your intrest best andy militarynut

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A very nice PPK Andy and regardless what the CPB means, it's a real keeper!

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hi eric
yes very unusual walther ppk with these markings i handled quite a few walther ppks over the years and never seen these markings . yes glad to own it especially in this great condition two walther clips akah marked black holster sort of goes with police or gestasupo get up we only know what was written and published about special ppks like this one . i dont know if dieter marshall published his ppk book before jim rankin did . sure wish i had a copy of dieters page in his bookconcerning this ppk would i know any more then i know now doubt it what ever his thoughts on this ppk ok eric god bless thanks merry chritmas safe new year andy militarynut


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