PPK Caliber Reducer
Guys,
My uncle brought home a PPK and caliber reducer following WWII that I inherited. Since I'm not a Walther collector, the reducer has never had any particular interest for me and I'm considering putting it in the auction. Unfortunately I've not been able to find an actual Walther produced reducer to compare it to. My questions are: does it being a Walther produced product add any value over the other reducers offered in the auction? Second, if I should decide to sell the PPK down the road, would it be better to keep them as a set? Since I don't collect Walthers, this is out of my league. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
My uncle brought home a PPK and caliber reducer following WWII that I inherited. Since I'm not a Walther collector, the reducer has never had any particular interest for me and I'm considering putting it in the auction. Unfortunately I've not been able to find an actual Walther produced reducer to compare it to. My questions are: does it being a Walther produced product add any value over the other reducers offered in the auction? Second, if I should decide to sell the PPK down the road, would it be better to keep them as a set? Since I don't collect Walthers, this is out of my league. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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I have almost the same reducer, also from a vet bringback with pistol. I would say that yes, it would be worth more to keep them together as a set. However if you do list it, let me know, I'd be interested to see what it goes for. 0 -
If you have no interest in keeping unit. Then sell the Caliber reducer separate. There are more PPK owners then Buyers who might want a PPK with an insert. Just My $.02 0 -
They were known as sub-caliber trainers, "Einstecklaufe" in German. The ammo they fired was 4mm M20, the 5 cartridges in your box. 0 -
I have the same type of device which came with one of my Walther PPs.
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In my experience you'd do better selling the adaptor separately. The PPk pistol itself is of far more interest to American shooters and collectors than the device, which uses the special ammunition shown and is not easily obtainable here in the States.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Snigley
Guys,
Does it being a Walther produced product add any value over the other reducers offered in the auction?
Yes, I'd imagine that being a Walther labelled product would increase its collectors value compared to similar units that aren't labelled as such.
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Second, if I should decide to sell the PPK down the road, would it be better to keep them as a set?
I think that would make the most sense if the sub-caliber insert were serial-numbered to the gun or you had some other documentation linking the two together. If so, again, that would potentially increase the value as a package to a collector.
Otherwise, you'll probably have an easier time selling the gun and insert separately.
As mentioned, the insert itself is of very little use to shooters in the USA since the 4mm ammo it takes is effectively unavailable here. I think the stuff *is* still available in Europe, so selling it there might be a different story.
On the other hand, the sub-caliber insert might be attractive to a collector, particularly yours which has the original box and accessories.0 -
Thanks much for the help guys. I'll keep my eyes open and see if one passses through the auction. I'm guessing these were not serial numbered to a specific gun, so there's probably no advantage in keeping them together. 0
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