So I'm in the mood for a PPK/S. But I don't know whether I should be looking for a German one, an Interarms one, an early S&W re-marked Interarms leftover, an early S&W, or a late S&W with the extended beavertail etc.
The extended beavertail just doesn't feel as nice to my hands, but I've not shot any of them.
There are NIB examples of the Interarms and the early S&W ones, and rarely some of the Interarms/S&W transitionals.
are there _ANY_ differences between the Interarms and pre-superbeavertail S&W that should lead me to pick one over the other? Should I instead be looking for a real German made PPK/S (I know, that'd mean preimport box rule, so more money)?
I want one that might well end up being wife's CCW. Yes there are other guns I'd rather she have, but she doesn't like any of the others - not Kahr, not Glock, not small frame this or that, nor any. The PPK/S for some reason seems to suit her (and PPK/S, not PPK), and a PPK/S she'd carry is a better gun than something else she'd leave at home for me to admire in all of its superiority.
So cosmetics aside, which one gives me the best starting point for reliability, and who is a good smith to send it to to be sure it runs properly?