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Flying Dragon Productions ( Michael Bane ) => Gun Stories on Outdoor Channel => Topic started by: Marshal Halloway on June 27, 2014, 03:55:26 PM
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Some times fame comes calling from the oddest directions. For the Walther PPK, fame arrived in the form of a letter to the author Iain Fleming. Host Joe Mantegna and numerous experts explore the history of James Bond’s famous firearm.
Midway USA's Gun Stories, Season 4 - Episode 1
Premiere date on Outdoor Channel: July 2, 2014 @ 8p/7c.
Episode Page: http://www.downrange.tv/blog/on-midway-usas-gun-stories-walther-ppk/30119/ (http://www.downrange.tv/blog/on-midway-usas-gun-stories-walther-ppk/30119/)
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(catching up so sorry for the late post)
Great episode. I owned a PPK/s from the late '70s when they were made in Gadsden, AL, until recently. Mine become unreliable and rather than work on it I upgraded to a S&W Shield 9mm.
Love my PPK/s. Actually owned several including a German made one in .22lr.
Great to see Gerald McRaney as well as Mamet on the show!
Okay my nit: Rather than keep repeating "Jame Bond. Dr. No" a little history of US import and manufacture would have been great. Including thing like the Gadsden, AL facility.
So since my PPK/s was made in Gadsden, I combined the gun with the flag. They are related, the city and the flag, btw.
(http://sauve.smugmug.com/Gun-General/i-X7q8zfS/0/L/WaltherGadsdenFlag-L.jpg)