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Nickel-Plated Walther PP - Presented To Major General Julian Hatcher 1945 7.65mm
Guns International #: 102037850 Seller's Inventory #: 17850
Category: Walther Pistols - Commemorative & Collectible Pistols
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Seller: Legacy-Collectibles
Company: Legacy Collectibles
Member Since: 3/22/18
First Name: Chris
Last Name: Joiner
State: Pennsylvania
Zip: 19301
Country: United States
Phone: (610) 981-6041
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Description:
This is an excellent example of a beautiful nickel-plated Walther PP that was presented to US Major General Julian Hatcher. More information about the Major General himself below. The gun has the inscription "02908 Maj. Gen. Julian S. Hatcher" on the left side of the slide. The gun has no other slide legend and has the "ac" Walther factory code on the right side of the slide. No proofs. The gun is also mismatched, so this gun would be characterized as a GI put together gun and was never issued to the Nazi military. The gun was featured in our most recent Youtube video. Link below. It has retained about 93% of its nickel-plating with light flaking on both sides of the frame where it meets the slide and some around the ejection port. Comes with excellent black bakelite grips and two rare late-war "w" marked nickel-plated magazines. The gun comes with a letter from Hatcher's son stating that the gun was given to N.F. Strebe of Strebe Gunworks in Washington, DC. Link to the Video: ://youtu.be/jZpMIUSPEvo More on Hatcher: Julian Sommerville Hatcher (June 26, 1888 – December 4, 1963), was a U.S. Army major general, noted firearms expert and author of the early twentieth century. He is credited with several technical books and articles relating to military firearms, ballistics, and autoloading weapons. His premier works are Hatcher's Notebook and Book of the Garand, along with Pistols and Revolvers and Their Uses and Textbook of Pistols and Revolvers. In the latter work he introduced the Hatcher Scale, probably the first attempt to determine the stopping power of a handgun round by a formula. He was also a pioneer in the forensic identification of firearms and their ammunition. Hatcher retired from the United States Army as a Major General. Afterward, he served as Technical Editor of the National Rifle Association's American Rifleman magazine. Hatcher was born in Hayfield, Virginia[1] and graduated with honors from Annapolis in 1909 [he voluntarily transferred from the Navy to the Army's coast artillery]. He married Eleanor Dashiell and together, they had three children. Chief of the Small Arms Division in the Ordnance Department and the Assistant Commandant of the Ordnance School before and at the beginning of World War II, he worked closely with Springfield Armory as an engineering trouble-shooter in resolving early production issues associated with the early iterations of the M1 Garand Rifle. In 1916, the Hotchkiss M1909 Benét-Mercié machine gun was in general use with the U.S. Army and was seeing action during the Punitive Expedition against the bandit Pancho Villa. Reports of its use in Mexico indicated the gun was not functioning properly. Investigation revealed that the chief problems were the 30-round metallic feed strips used in the gun and inexperienced gunners. It was Lieutenant Hatcher who was sent to the border to solve the problems. He found that none of the soldiers had been taught the proper use of the weapon. He set up the Army's first machine gun school and was soon turning out trained crews. Soon, the Benét-Mercié proved to be an effective weapon. Hatcher was later instrumental in developing a solution to the vexing problem of brittle metal in early M1903 receivers built by Springfield and Rock Island Arsenals. His solution to the "grenading" of receivers when shell cases failed catastrophically was to drill a gas vent hole in the left side of the receiver adjacent to the breech. This hole would allow gases escaping from a ruptured case to be exhausted safely and away from the face of the shooter. Dubbed the "Hatcher Hole", the modification was typically added to receivers at overhaul.
This item is for sale on Consignment. Therefore it is ineligible for sales and promotions. If you would like to consign with the Legacy Collectibles team, or have any questions please call 610-981-6041 or Email: infolegacy-collectibles
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Handgun Caliber: 7.65x22mm Parabellum (7.65x22mm Luger, .30 Luger)
Manufacturer: Walther
Model: PP
Serial Number: 388428p
Condition: ~93%
Bore Condition: Mint
Manufacture Date: 1945