I traded for a blue Interarms ppk/s .380 awhile back and I am considering trading/selling it now but the auction site prices are all over the place. ($400 - $700)
Any thoughts as to the "real world" trade/sell value on these guns? It is in very good shape..I've put exactly 50 rounds through it and the fellow I got it from bought it new in the '80's and said he probably didn't have a box through it.
Thanks,
Mike
There are several different time lines of PPK/S pistols. Make sure when you are checking the price you have the correct one.
There are "new" Walthers that are marked "Made in Germant". Then there were the S&W made pistols that were made in the USA as were some earlier InterArms marked guns.
If your gun is marked "Made in W. Germany" they will be bringing the most money of the post-WWII guns.
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/583158175http://www.gunbroker.com/item/583158175Sold prices...
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/564671331http://www.gunbroker.com/item/567689398http://www.gunbroker.com/item/569215901http://www.gunbroker.com/item/570268500So it all depends on if you have a W. German gun or one made in the USA...
Bob
It is a USA made Interarms...1984-1986 range. Thanks for the replies.
as an aside a grandson brought over a couple of boxes of .380buffalo bore ammo. hisbrother fired some of that in a u.s. made interarms, and blew the extractor. Try finding one, not easy and not cheap. it's a pretty little pistol, that's good for looking at. lots of stuff on the net about them. I think they were made in georgia by the way.
Took it to a gun show today looking for a trade but didn't really find anything interesting. I did have a dealer tell me the Walther was worth about $250 and offered me $200 cash.
I think it is worth more than that but if not I traded a 10/22 and a brick of ammo for it so I am not out much if it is only worth $250.
I've read up on them since acquiring it and haven’t see many negative comments about the USA made Interarms guns…seeing plenty of negatives about the S&W models.
...unfortunately what you have read about the USA made guns is correct. Had a friend who loved them and completely wore out a stainless one...he then bought a German made Interarms marked gun which served him well till he died.
The little TPH .22 was a wonderful and relaible gun when it was made in W. Germany...they were blue only. After they could no longer be imported Interarms started making stainless ones here...and they were such a disaster that later when S&W took over production and repair when one would send one back they would simply send you a check back because it was not worth their time to try and repair something that could never properly function. A friend has one that is a jam-a-matic but won't ever send it in for repair...
i keep saying extractor when i mean ejector: this site might give you an idea.
grandson is coming over tomorrow and i have some stuff for him to look at. like average for a 95grain bullet in 380 is about 950fps. That buffalo bore is labeled close to 1200fps and that is a big part of it snaping. I was impolite and mentioned in the manual it says to use regular ammo only.
https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198
I've had a couple of Interarms PPK's and mine worked just fine with FMJ ammunition.
I ended up selling the gun for $450 on day two of the gun show and the fellow who bought it seemed to think he got a good deal.
i didn't put a lot of rounds through it but Fmj and Hornady critical defense didn't have any issues. The slide chewed the heck out of my hand though and I knew I would not shoot it much.