Walther Auction

[Beersheba4thLH]

The following items will be auctioned off in the Rock Island Auction Company's September 2007 auction:

Gold plated and Engraved Walther Model PP Pistol attributed to Hitler.

Engraved Walther PPK attributed to Heinrich Himmler.

Factory Engraved and Gold Plated Fritz Sauckel Presentation Walther PP.


www.rockislandauction.com

[Von Hoth]

wow,

talk about "gold-chainers only" invite......

now the himmler gun, they mean one of the many engraved guns that had his signature engraved? or do they mean the gun is actually a presentation pistol that was awarded TO himmler?

those guns belong in a museum where everyone can view them, where they're less likely to disappear from history all together.

[JoeW]

The Sauckel pistol is one of his presentation pieces bearing his autograph. The other two bear initials: AH and HH. They are "attributed" to the aforementioned individuals, meaning the pistols have been judged as having authentic period engraving pistols with those initials that owner "believes" indicated their ownership. There is no other provenance of which I am aware.