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The PPK and PP are still manufactured by Walther, but the PP went out of production between 1999 and 2024 [14] and have been widely copied. The design inspired other pistols, among them the Soviet Makarov , the Hungarian FEG PA-63 , the Czechoslovakian Vz. 50 , the American Accu-Tek AT-380 II, and the Argentine Bersa Thunder 380 .
Self-designed and produced; Modeled after the FN M1910, Makarov PM, and the Walther PPK; chambered in .32 ACP. Issued to high-ranking officers. [3] Baek-Du San Czechoslovakia North Korea: Unlicensed copy of the CZ 75 pistol. [4] Replaced the Type 68 as the standard-issue pistol. [3] CZ 82 Czechoslovakia: Issued to spies with suppressors ...
It combined elements from both the Walther PP and PPK. [2] The pistol is fed from an 8-round single-stack magazine, located within the bakelite paneled grip. Small fixed sights are located on top of the slide.
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).
Though both pistols share lineage from the Walther PP/PPK, similar operating principles and use the same ammunition, the Makarov PM is a different design featuring all-steel construction and different lockwork. There are no parts in common between the FÉG PA-63 and the Makarov pistol. [1]
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]
The PP-19-01 Vityaz, PP-2000 and GSh-18 can use regular 9×19mm Parabellum as well as the 7N21 and 7N31 ammunition. The Russian Aerospace Forces added the PPK-20 variant of the PP-19-01 Vityaz into the ejection survival kits of the MiG-29 , Mig-35 , Su-24 , Su-27 , Su-30SM , Su-34 , Su-35 and Su-57 .
The PP-19-01 Vityaz-SN is a further evolution of the PP-19 Bizon. The Vityaz-SN is chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum , it entered Russian service in 2005, and continues to be the country's standard issue submachine gun for all military and police forces.