In 1929, Walther succeeded in producing a workable single-/double-action (DA/SA) fire-control mechanism, bringing out the Model PP (Polizeipistole or police pistol).

American Rifleman's Mark Keefe has a very unique Walther PP 22 LR, and he invites us to the range to check it ... .22 cal, semi-automatic, pistol, west germany, german gun. Related Stories. NRA ...

It was commissioned by German leaders to present to King Carol II of Romania during his 10-year reign as king (1930 – 1940), as World War II began. “It is the earliest known factory engraved ...

The Walther P-38 arguably supplants even the infamous Luger P.08 as the definitive German pistol of the 20th century. Its development began in the early 1930s, when a cash-strapped German army ...

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 ...

The Walther Pistole, Polizei-Kriminale (PPK) followed the PP and is the pistol still manufactured today. The PPK has a handful of differences that distinguish it from its ancestor, including a ...

A German Walther PP 7.65-mm. handgun donated to the museum by relatives of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William P. Levine — one of the highest-ranking Jewish generals in American history — is currently ...

Romania's King Carol II was gifted the Walther Model PP pistol by Germany's leaders prior to World War II. It could fetch up to $140,000 at auction.

What You Need to Know: The Smith & Wesson Model 39, inspired by the German Walther P-38, became the first American nine-millimeter pistol used by U.S. Navy SEALs during the Vietnam War. Known for ...

When Germany’s Fuhrer turned 50 years old in 1939, ... On the floor in front of his body were two guns; one was a Walther PP, but not the Fuhrer’s golden one.