With firearm manufacturing prohibited in Germany after World War II, from 1952 to 1986 Walther licensed PP and PPK production to Manufacture de Machines du Haut-Rhin (Manurhin) in France ...

However, it was still in widespread use throughout WWII, when it became a prized souvenir to Allied soldiers. It remains one of the most collected military side arms today. The name Walther PPK ...