[henry]

Does anyone know where I can find a fake Political leader PPK grips, the PPk I just bought has broken grips. And I like the Political grips better than the walther ones. But real PL grips are too expensive!

 

[Mark]

Henry,

Excellent copies (fake) grips go for the same price as the real ones. That is why they are fakes!

The crooks go through a lot of work to make a set of grips that can pass by a collector or dealer who has basic knowledge. The metal insert in the new fakes can even confound an experienced collector.

Don't know where the repros can be found.

Mark

 

[Tom Whiteman]

I have more than one set for sale. I put them on PPK's for display and freely let people know they are post war repros. The ones I have are the best I've seen. They have the metal insert and were made in Europe. You can contact me at [email protected]

 

[Marschall]

Hello,
the problem is: people buy the grips as repros and then sell the complete PL-PPKs as authentic guns!
Dieter.

 

[Grunt]

Well put Dieter!

 

[henry]

lol Tom, I did not know that was you on gunbroker also. Till I noticed your email looked familiar in my other inbox.

 

[henry]

i got my PPk today, i really like it for the 479 i paid on gunbroker for it.

 

[Marschall]

Hello,
to me this looks like an engraved "Edelweiß" (alpine flower) plus the letter "L" (in Latin handwriting). The "Edelweiß" was and still is the symbol of the "Gebirgsjägerdivision", but I doubt whether this was officially done by an armourer. It looks like an engraving which was done privately - maybe as a present to an officer.
By the way: this gun was made in 1941.
Dieter.