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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 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.
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 ...
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).
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 ...
Carl Walther GmbH.22 LR.32 S&W Long West Germany: 1968 Walther HP: Carl Walther GmbH: 9×19mm Parabellum Nazi Germany: 1930s Walther Model 8: Carl Walther GmbH.25 ACP Weimar Republic: 1920 Walther Model 9: Carl Walther GmbH.25 ACP Weimar Republic: 1921 Walther Olympia: Carl Walther GmbH.22 Long Rifle.22 Short Nazi Germany: 1936 Walther OSP ...
The Walther Model 8 was a 6.35mm single-action pocket pistol manufactured by Carl Walther GmbH between 1920 and 1940. It was fed by an 8-round magazine and chambered in .25 ACP . The Model 8 is a blowback pistol with a concealed hammer and has several design features that were innovative for Walther, including fewer parts and an easier disassembly.
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]