Walther PPK (NRA Museums image). Because of its popularity, the PP was chambered in other calibers ... After World War II, Fritz escaped the Soviets in East Germany, eventually setting up shop ...

The first double-action pistol that really worked, the Walther PP (for Polizei Pistole ... they were actually marked “Made in W. Germany.” This is one classy vintage rimfire pistol.

Germany invented a pistol that proved a quantum leap over anything then currently in production. The Walther Polizei-Pistole, or PP, was the first double-action semi-automatic pistol. Unlike other ...

Its development began in the early 1930s, when a cash-strapped German army looked to replace the elegant but expensive Luger. The Carl Walther firm responded with a larger version of its PP (Poliz ...

It was designed and purpose-built for the Italian military and it is easy to see the influence from the German Walther PP pistols in this design. The model was followed by the M1935, which was ...

What You Need to Know: The Smith & Wesson Model 39, inspired by the German Walther P-38, became the first American ...