Description
Every so often a grouping surfaces that makes collectors stop and actually rearrange their priorities. This Walther PP Super prototype set, V1001, V1002, V1003, is exactly that kind of moment. These aren’t just rare pistols; they’re the first three off the line, the opening notes of the PP Super story. Consecutive prototype serials like these are the kind of thing that send seasoned collectors into a satisfying kind of frenzy.
Built during Walther’s development of the PP Super platform in the 1970s for West German police use, the PP Super was compact, deliberate, and safety-focused, a quieter cousin to the PPK but with its own engineering personality. These prototypes capture that experimental phase: design choices being tested, tolerances being chased, decisions being finalized. Holding V1001–V1003 feels a bit like holding the prototype pages of a design manual.
What collectors love about sets like this is the narrative they carry. Consecutive numbers mean they were likely examined, fitted, and approved in sequence, touched by the same hands, checked by the same eyes. They’re cohesive. They’re authentic. They’re the real developmental record, not a later reproduction or a random run of factory leftovers.
Complete provenance, careful preservation, and the sheer rarity of seeing V1001 through V1003 together make this a museum-grade offering for serious Walther enthusiasts. Whether you display them as a trio or hold one back as the crown jewel of a collection, these prototypes aren’t just firearms — they’re founding documents in steel.
