Cardboard case for Walther PPK, help

[zbv500]

Hi all,

Iam not a gun collector at all and just got this empty cardboard case along in a WH officers group.
I wanted to ask for the value of this case as I never had one of these before ?

Thanks, Jens

[zbv500]

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[james m]

There were a slew of Walther PPKs imported here around 10 years ago. Most of them were sold with boxes like this and included a cleaning brush,extra mag and instruction booklet but no attempt had been made to match the serial nos on the boxes to the pistols. I believe these pistols were police surplus.
I would expect a loose box W/O any accessories to bring around $50.
Jim

[Alan Smith]

To me, the box looks like a pre-1945 factory box for Walther PPK pistol #793976. Given the source, I would guess that the officer in question likely privately purchased this PPK pistol.

There are some very knowledgeable persons on this forum re: pre-war and wartime PPK's and I feel certain they will offer input. Also, via databases of PPK's maintained by varous collectors/researchers it may be possible to check and see if by chance this particular PPK has survived and is in a modern collection.

This is a very nice item you have and I think it will be of value to dedicated Walther collectors both in the U.S. and in Europe.

[zbv500]

Hi and thanks for your interesting infos so far. It would be realy cool to know if that particular weapon survived, although I doubt that since the officer was killed in Russia in 1943. But who knows...

Thanks, Jens

[JoeW]

The value has been lessened quite a bit as the pink cardboard dividing pieces have been removed from the box.

[james m]

I just looked at the embossed picture on the lid again to see if I could tell whether it's Zella-Mehlis or Ulm which would probably answer the question. However the embossing even under magnification is too faint for me to tell. Perhaps the owner could do an in-hand examination and tell us what he is seeing.
Jim

[herd118]

Serial #793976 dates to 1933. Is the name written in the box lid "Vonhard"? Defiantly Zella-Mehlis, the embossed PPK has the 90 degree safety. Walther Ulm used the red "alligator" skin box.

[zbv500]

Thanks for letting me know. Great to know it manufacturing year. The name in the box is actually Eberhard. His full name was Adolf Eberhard.

Jens