Walther PP question....

53hawkeye

July 23, 2009 18:39

have one new in box in .22 LR. Don't know the age, but included in the paper work, from the factory, is a target showing 6 shots at 15 mtrs.
This is real" hands on" quality assurance. Inspected and shot and signed off.
How long has this company done this? Do they still?
A fine pistol. IMHO.



Thanks as ever for expert commentary.
53hawkeye

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  rufe-snow

  July 23, 2009 18:49

  One of the Proof Marks is actually a coded date, usually in the format of two capitalized letters.

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  badsbsnf81

  July 23, 2009 20:00

  I have seen targets from the 70's. AFAIK, they still do them. Dieter Marschall's book might have sn data. The two letter coding started in 1977.

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  pingjockey

  July 23, 2009 20:18

  Bought a new 380 in about 70/71, black plastic box and it had
  a test target like that in it.

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  beantownshootah

  July 24, 2009 06:53

  I can't answer the question, but its not just Walther. Many of the high-end German makers do this as a sign of craftsmanship (or Teutonic attention to detail!).
  
  If you're going to pay a gazillion dollars for a name-brand target/match gun, its reasonable to expect some proof of accuracy with the gun.
  
  As an example, Sig p210 target/service pistols also shipped out with signed dated factory test targets. Supposedly, the gun wouldn't leave the factory unless it could get a 5cm group at 50 meters. (That's roughly a 2" group at 50 yards. . .nice!).
  
  
  
  Here is a factory test target from an East German Suhl 150 match rifle with a dime for scale (nice!):
  
  
  Here is a factory test target for a European Slavia AIR-Rifle:
  
  
  And its not just the Europeans who do this. At one point Smith and Wesson Performance center guns used to be issued with factory test targets.
  
  I doubt they do it anymore, but here's a factory test target from a Dan Wesson 1911:
  
  
  And here's another SIG factory test target on a service pistol:
  

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