Fort Smith PPK comes back in .32 cal

Trooper Joe · May 10, 2024, 11:54 AM

I found this news late last night when I could not sleep. I was just about to get serious about a ss S&W, .32 cal PPK/S a vendor had on Guns International for $949 !! I was also looking at a ss PPK Interarms .32 cal on Gun Broker. This one was to start at $815 but had 9 days before the bidding wars started.

I will have to go to confession about my thoughts about the S&W PPK/S. However, I still would not mind a shot at the Interarms PPK at a more reasonable price.

I already have a Fort Smith ss PPK and PPK/S in .380 which have been flawless.

I will get the first Fort Smith ss .32 cal, PPK and/or PPK/S I get my hands on (probably both). My first of many PPKs was a war time .32 cal in 1965. Carried it off duty as a city LEO. I now, after many years, have a German made .32 cal PPK and PP along with .22 cal PP and TPH as well as two Interarms PPK/S .380s.

Trooper Joe

PS Couldn’t sleep the rest of the night after this great news.

smee78 · May 12, 2024, 10:11 AM

Congrats, they look really nice.

saltz1979 · May 18, 2024, 04:54 PM

As soon as I find a new PPK in .32 I will jump on that faster than Bill Clinton on Jennifer Flowers!

Forte S+W · May 19, 2024, 09:42 AM

I own two PPK/S pistols, a Walther PPK/S chambered in .22LR and a Smith & Wesson PPK/S chambered in .380 ACP.

If I had the money, then I'd probably round off my collection with a .32, but I don't, and even if I did, there are other firearms I'd be tempted to buy sooner.

IZZY · May 30, 2024, 12:46 AM

7.65 X17 is much more fun to shoot than in .380, with Fiocchi or S&B FMJ quite viable for SD. Plus that extra round is nice.

bamaranger · May 30, 2024, 09:57 AM

For some reason, a Bowie knife and a PPK don't look "right" paired

wild cat mccane · May 30, 2024, 11:49 AM

Funny on Clinton comment.

I guess I'm more Trump when wife was pre and post pregnancy. I don't have a use for the .32.

Cool that they brought back something Walther didn't HAVE to. Love the look of the PPK (not so much the S)

I wish they would come up with new design though.

May 10, 2024, 11:54 AM	#1
Trooper Joe Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 228	Fort Smith PPK comes back in .32 cal I found this news late last night when I could not sleep. I was just about to get serious about a ss S&W, .32 cal PPK/S a vendor had on Guns International for $949 !! I was also looking at a ss PPK Interarms .32 cal on Gun Broker. This one was to start at $815 but had 9 days before the bidding wars started. I will have to go to confession about my thoughts about the S&W PPK/S. However, I still would not mind a shot at the Interarms PPK at a more reasonable price. I already have a Fort Smith ss PPK and PPK/S in .380 which have been flawless. I will get the first Fort Smith ss .32 cal, PPK and/or PPK/S I get my hands on (probably both). My first of many PPKs was a war time .32 cal in 1965. Carried it off duty as a city LEO. I now, after many years, have a German made .32 cal PPK and PP along with .22 cal PP and TPH as well as two Interarms PPK/S .380s. Trooper Joe PS Couldn’t sleep the rest of the night after this great news.

May 12, 2024, 10:11 AM	#2
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,922	Congrats, they look really nice. __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

May 19, 2024, 09:42 AM	#4
Forte S+W Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2019 Posts: 821	I own two PPK/S pistols, a Walther PPK/S chambered in .22LR and a Smith & Wesson PPK/S chambered in .380 ACP. If I had the money, then I'd probably round off my collection with a .32, but I don't, and even if I did, there are other firearms I'd be tempted to buy sooner. __________________ Conspiracy theorists are the greatest political spin-doctors of all time. Only they can make the absolute worst political blunders sound like spectacular feats of ingenuity.

May 30, 2024, 09:57 AM	#6
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,354	combo For some reason, a Bowie knife and a PPK don't look "right" paired

May 30, 2024, 11:49 AM	#7
wild cat mccane Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 3,658	Funny on Clinton comment. I guess I'm more Trump when wife was pre and post pregnancy. I don't have a use for the .32. Cool that they brought back something Walther didn't HAVE to. Love the look of the PPK (not so much the S) I wish they would come up with new design though. __________________ My wife is a pulmonologist (respiratory Dr) and epidemiologist. If you have any questions on COVID, please reach out to me in PM.

May 18, 2024, 04:54 PM	#3
saltz1979 Junior Member Join Date: January 28, 2013 Posts: 2	As soon as I find a new PPK in .32 I will jump on that faster than Bill Clinton on Jennifer Flowers!

May 30, 2024, 12:46 AM	#5
IZZY Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2000 Location: Florida Posts: 940	7.65 X17 is much more fun to shoot than in .380, with Fiocchi or S&B FMJ quite viable for SD. Plus that extra round is nice.