Walther introduced their PP in 1929, it was intended for use by uniformed police officers. It was the first self loading pistol to successfully use a double action to cock and fire. It was immediately successful and a year later Walther introduced a shortened ‘K’ model, the PPK or ‘Polizei-Pistole, Kriminal’ – sometimes also called the ‘Polizei-Pistole, Kurz (short) or Kleine (small)’, which was just under an inch shorter.
Walther PP
The PPK has a slightly shorter frame which adds to the streamlined look of the PP, it’s a shape which has been widely copied since the end of the Second World War. The PP’s shape could be said to have been influenced by Browning’s FN M1910 which were actually copied by DWM and Rheinmetall in the 1920s.
FN M1910
Originally chambered in 7.65mm (.32ACP) but also chambered in .22, .380 ACP and there are some examples in 6.5mm (.25ACP). With the success of the PP and the PPK Walther attempted to enter the military market in 1933 with the MP or ‘Militarisches Pistole’ , an upscaled PP chambered in 9mm parabellum, however this did not prove successful and was not adopted by the German military.
The PP & PPK have both been widely copied and have influenced a number of foreign designs. Sauer’s M38H was influenced by the shape as was the later Soviet Makarov. Another Soviet pistol, the PSM from the 1980s was also physical copy of the PPK. Similarly the Polish P-64 also copies the PPK’s shape. In 1937 Mauser began manufacturing the HSc as a response to the PPK. The Turks copied the PP directly with the Kirrikale during the 1950s and the Czech Cz50 uses double action lock similar to the PP’s and has a similar shape. Spanish Astra A-50 copied the PPK’s shape but none of its mechanism.
The Walther PPK itself is world famous as James Bond’s sidearm, and is still in production today as the PPK/E. Regardless of its relatively small 7.65mm ammunition It is still in service with a number of police and security forces around the world and remains popular in the civilian market with Smith & Wesson producing a licensed version in the US.
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