Non von Papen Pistol

Johnny Peppers · 06-26-2002, 10:11 PM

This has absolutely nothing to do with the von Papen pistol, but as long as we are on the same subject some may find this interesting. Some of the NAPCA members may can add to this as it was related to me by another NAPCA member. Apparently this appeared in the AutoMag some time back. It seems that Sotheby's in London was auctioning off either a PP or PPK that was reportedly a Hitler presentation pistol to a high party official, and was supposedly documented in the Bundesarchives. Once the documents were produced, it was determined that they were fraudulent and had been planted into the archives. The person who planted the forged documentation was later tracked down and prosecuted for the fraud in Germany. If this is all correct, it is just an indication of the lengths that people will go to the perpetrate a fraud. This is not only perpetrated on pistols, but on any high dollar collectible. If you buy any high dollar collectible be sure and get a bill of sale authenticating the originality of your purchase.

06-26-2002, 10:11 PM	#1
Johnny Peppers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calion, Arkansas Posts: 1,042 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Non von Papen Pistol This has absolutely nothing to do with the von Papen pistol, but as long as we are on the same subject some may find this interesting. Some of the NAPCA members may can add to this as it was related to me by another NAPCA member. Apparently this appeared in the AutoMag some time back. It seems that Sotheby's in London was auctioning off either a PP or PPK that was reportedly a Hitler presentation pistol to a high party official, and was supposedly documented in the Bundesarchives. Once the documents were produced, it was determined that they were fraudulent and had been planted into the archives. The person who planted the forged documentation was later tracked down and prosecuted for the fraud in Germany. If this is all correct, it is just an indication of the lengths that people will go to the perpetrate a fraud. This is not only perpetrated on pistols, but on any high dollar collectible. If you buy any high dollar collectible be sure and get a bill of sale authenticating the originality of your purchase.