Very nice Walthers shown here. Thank you. Here is an interesting PPK. Often called the Party Leader as it is fitted with the grips bearing the party insignia, though we know that the RZM PPKs were also Party Leader guns. This one is interesting as it was one of ten PPKs awarded to contestants in the Gau Franken Shooting Contest held in June 1939 who were selected to compete in the National Party Day Games Shooting Contest to be held the coming September 1939.
Well we all know what happened. WWII started and of course the games were cancelled. The winners went home with their prizes. There is no question that these pistols are true Party Leader PPKs, as the inscription describes the event that was open only to those Party Leaders possessing sidearms amd qualified to shoot the same. At least two PPKs have been identified in this range of ten guns. Ten guns were also issued for the 1938 shooting match in Gau Franken.
