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PPQ form factor inspired .22 Long Rifle pistols are offered by Walther under the P22Q and PPQ M2 .22lr designations. These pistols feature simple blowback actions where pressure generated by a firing cartridge is countered by a combination of the inertial weight of the slide assembly and the force of the recoil spring.
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The Walther PP (German: Polizeipistole, or police pistol) series pistols are blowback-operated semi-automatic pistols, developed by the German arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen. [ 9 ] It features an exposed hammer, a double-action trigger mechanism, [ 10 ] a single-column magazine , and a fixed barrel that also acts as the guide ...
The Walther P22 is a semi-automatic pistol chambered for .22 Long Rifle (5.59 mm Caliber) rimfire ammunition. Manufactured by Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen , it was introduced in 2002 and has become very popular among shooting sports .
Walther Model 9: Carl Walther GmbH.25 ACP Weimar Republic: 1921-1945 Walther P5: Carl Walther GmbH: 9×19mm Parabellum West Germany: 1977-1993 Walther P22: Carl Walther GmbH.22 Long Rifle Germany: 2002–present Walther P38: Carl Walther GmbH: 9×19mm Parabellum Nazi Germany: 1939–1945 (Walther P38) 1957–2000 (Pistole P1) Walther P88: Carl ...
The PPQ itself would ultimately be discontinued in 2021, in favor of the more advanced Walther PDP. After the failure of the Creed and the PPX, Walther quit focusing efforts on making a budget self-defense handgun. However, their earlier designs, the CCP and the PK380 both are still being produced, with the CCP especially having gained some ...
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. [6] 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.
In 1972–1973 Walther introduced the Walther PP Super, chambered in 9×18mm Ultra for the West German Police. [1] It might have been influenced by the success of the Soviet 9×18mm Makarov, although most observed the opposite (the Ultra cartridge is usually agreed to have been the design basis for the Makarov, with similar case length and a slightly wider and shorter projectile).