Original German WWII Rare NSDAP Political Leader Walther PPK Pistol Brown Leather Breakaway Holster

Original Item: Only One Available. The NSDAP or Nationalsozialistische Deutsche ArbeiterPartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), was originally founded in Munich as the DAP, Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (German Worker’s Party), on January 5TH 1919. When Adolf AH joined the DAP in the autumn of 1919 he was to reform what was basically a debating society into an active political party. Appointed as the first chairman of the party on July 29TH 1921, AH was to restructure it along para-military lines in a hierarchy.

As with military officers, the Politische Leiter (Political Leader) ranked members would also adorn themselves with small pistols for protection and symbols of rank. Here we have a very nice German WWII Era brown leather breakaway holster for the Walther PPK pistol. This was one of many 7.65 / .32ACP caliber "pocket" pistols preferred by the political leaders as well as police. It is a "high front" design, which places the butt of the pistol at or above belt level, and it is in very nice condition, with a worn NSDAP Reichsadler stamped into the leather of the top flap, indicating it is for an NSDAP Political leader. It is stamped on the inside with Walther P.P.K., and there are also markings from a collector, indicating the type and serial of the holster that it used to hold.

Condition of the holster is very good with a lovely broken-in look. The leather is still supple, and has a great brown color. The stitching is all intact and looks great. There are a few small scuffs but nothing major.

A great accessory to pair with a WWII German Walther PPK Pistol. Ready to display!

The Walther PP (Polizeipistole, or police pistol) series pistols are blowback-operated semi-automatic pistols, developed by the German arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen.

It features an exposed hammer, a traditional double-action trigger mechanism, a single-column magazine, and a fixed barrel that also acts as the guide rod for the recoil spring. The series includes the Walther PP, PPK, PPK/S, and PPK/E models. The Walther TPH pocket pistol is a smaller caliber pistol introduced in 1971 identical in handling and operation to the PPK.

Various PP series are manufactured in Germany, France and the United States. In the past, the PPK version has been manufactured by Walther in its own factory in Germany, as well as under licenses by Manurhin in France; Interarms in Virginia and by Smith & Wesson in Maine. Since 2018, PPK and PPK/S models have been built at the factory of US-based subsidiary Walther Arms, Inc.

The PP and the PPK were among the world's first successful double action semi-automatic pistols. They are still manufactured by Walther and have been widely copied. The design inspired other pistols, among them the Soviet Makarov, the Hungarian FEG PA-63, the Polish P-64, the American Accu-Tek AT-380 II, and the Argentinian Bersa Thunder 380. The PP and PPK were both popular with European police and civilians for being reliable and concealable. During World War II, they were issued to the German military (officers), including the Luftwaffe, as well as the Ordnungspolizei.