Recently, a firearms website in the United States announced the sale of a Walter PP pistol. This pistol is very special because its prototype is Adolf Hitler’s gun. The Americans captured Hitler’s. After the gilded Walter PP pistol, entrusted master engraver Tim George (Tim George) to imitate, and then there is a reproduction version.
The picture shows a real Hitler with a gun. It is a gift created by Walter to celebrate Hitler’s 50th birthday. Some people say it was Hitler's gun when he committed suicide. In fact, this statement is wrong. Yes, because the gold-plated Walter PP pistol was found in the drawer of Hitler's apartment by the US military, not the bunker where Hitler committed suicide.
But as a well-made gold-plated weapon, and it is indeed one of Hitler’s guns, so the value is still very high. The last time it appeared at the American gun auction in the 1980s, it was a mysterious buyer. After it was taken, there has been no news for more than 30 years.
Although it is a re-engraved version, it is not simple. The base is the original PP pistol produced by Walter. The body is plated with 24K gold. The grip guard is replaced by ivory material. Tim George sculpted the body of the gun himself, trying to restore it 100%.
In addition, there are no more than ten re-engraved gilded Walter PP pistols created by Tim George. They were all made for a few top collectors at the time, and they are very rare.
You can see "AH" on the left side guard, which is the abbreviation of Adolph Hitler.
is rare enough, so the price of this replica is 9995 US dollars, which is about 70,782 yuan. As a reference, in the current American civilian firearms market, a well-preserved Walter PP pistol is priced at US$625, and only 15-16 can keep up with the value of the reissue.
The re-engraved version is so expensive, so what is the value of the real Hitler gun? To be honest, there is no accurate pricing, because the authentic product has not appeared for more than 30 years, and the past prices have long been meaningless.
But we can refer to the gold-plated Walter PP pistol auctioned by Iwashima auction house last year. It was the gun of Heinrich Himmler (the head of the SS). At that time, the auction house was valued at 150,000-250,000. Dollar. In terms of workmanship and material, Himmler and Hitler’s Walter PP pistols are actually the same. The difference is that the lettering on the body of the gun is different, and Hitler’s status is higher. The valuation should reach 200,000-300,000 US dollars (about 1.41-212 million RMB).
Facts have proved that even if the re-engraved version can be restored 100%, the thing behind it is not inherited by the re-engraved version. Hitler’s gold-plated pistol has one and only one, maybe it will appear next time At this time, it will be a higher price.
