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A Walther PPK-L manufactured in 1966. In the 1960s, Walther produced the PPK-L, which was a lightweight variant of the PPK. The PPK-L differed from the standard, all steel PPK in that it had an aluminium alloy frame. These were only chambered in 7.65mm Browning (.32 ACP) and .22 LR because of the increase in felt recoil from the lighter weight ...
Boothroyd proposed a compromise solution of the 7.65mm Walther PPK, which provided higher stopping power than the Beretta and had a double action, allowing a more rapid first shot after drawing from a holster. [3] Fleming adopted this suggestion, giving Bond a PPK in the novel Dr. No (1958). The choice of the PPK directly influenced that gun's ...
The model 38H was used by German armed forces such as the Luftwaffe, as well as police forces in numbers nearly equal to the Walther PPK. The Sauer 38H was produced for military, police, and the commercial market. A very small amount were made in .22 Long Rifle and .380 ACP. [8]
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The German Walther company is known as Carl Walther GmbH. In 1999, the U.S.-based Smith & Wesson company became the authorized importer for Walther Firearms. [5] In 2012, the PW Group formed a new subsidiary, Walther Arms, Inc., located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to take over the distribution of Walther arms in the United States.
The PPX was Walther's first budget self-defense pistol, but it failed to achieve the success Walther had hoped for. The PPX sold modestly, and Walther hoped that a PPX-type pistol that resembled the more popular Walther PPQ might have higher sales. Walther decided to redesign the PPX with a simpler and improved design, with a better trigger, a ...
SIG P230 was designed in 1977 as a concealable law enforcement sidearm. After World War II, the West German state police mainly carried Walther PP and Walther PPK models chambered in .32 ACP, as at the time, no 9×19mm pistol was compact nor portable enough for concealed carry.
It was first shown in 2007 at the IWA & OutdoorClassics and is a slim polymer framed weapon of similar size to the Walther PPK pistol. The PPS is however technically much more based on the Walther P99 pistol. [1] PPS pistols manufactured by Walther in Ulm, Germany are imported to the United States through Walther Arms. [2]