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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 ...
The Walther PPX and the Walther Creed semi-automatic pistols were developed by the German company Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen of Ulm as low-cost duty handguns. The PPX was available in 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W. [2] Its successor, the Creed, was available only in 9mm. The guns were intended to appeal to the "budget" handgun market.
Walther Model 4, 7.65mm / .32 ACP Walther PPQ Q5 Match 9mm with red dot reflex sight. Walther Model 8 (1920–1940) Walther Model 9 (1921–1945) Walther PP (1929–1999) Walther PPK (1931–present) Walther P38 (1938–1945) Walther P1 (1963–2004) Walther TPH (1968–2000) Walther P5 (1977–1993) Walther P88 (1988–2000) Walther P99 (1997 ...
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.
Due to the PA-63's popularity and relative durability, FÉG later issued models using .32 ACP and .380 ACP caliber rounds, the FÉG AP7.65 and PMK-380 respectively. [1] The AP7.65 is almost identical to the PA-63 except that it is chambered in 7.65mm Browning (.32 ACP) and is anodized not two toned.
Walther PPK: Carl Walther GmbH: 7.65×17mm SR 9×17mm Kurz: Wehrmacht Luftwaffe Waffen-SS Gestapo Kriminalpolizei: Similar to the PP but shorter version used mostly by Kriminalpolizei during WW2. Walther Model 8: Carl Walther GmbH.25 ACP: Luftwaffe Panzerwaffe: 3,090 pistols were delivered to the Luftwaffe and the Panzerwaffe in 1941. Walther ...
Because the action halts cartridge extraction momentarily while holding locked the breech, the R51 is designed to use higher pressure cartridges (9mm Luger +P) than a straight blowback firearm with similar slide weight. [4] [9] [10] The hesitation-locked Model 53 was based on the Model 51 design, and was built by Remington in .45 ACP for Navy ...
The initial Kahr offering, the K9, provided a full-power 9mm Parabellum pistol that was virtually the same size, and in some dimensions, smaller, as widely accepted "Pocket Pistol" .380 ACP and .32 ACP handguns such as the Walther PP and PPK/S, as well as the SIG Sauer P230/232, and the Beretta "80" Series. [20]