Walther kick-started the modern, safe-to-carry, quick-to-action duty and self-defense handgun market in 1929 when it introduced the “Polizei Pistole” (PP). Intended as a duty pistol for ...

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). The PP featured an exposed ...

Though the films referred to Bond’s gun as the PPK, the actual prop used in “Dr. No,” the very first Bond film starring the late Sean Connery, was the Walther PP, which had a slightly longer ...

The Walther PPK/S, which I review here, is a variation of the Walther PP combined with the Walther PPK. The original Walther PP is the largest variant with a 3.9” barrel and a height of 4.3”.

The Walther Polizei-Pistole, or PP, was the first double-action semi-automatic pistol. Unlike other semi-automatic handguns of the time, which were generally blocky or chunky looking, the PP was ...