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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 .
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).
PP-71 (ПП-71) - a prototype SMG developed for the Ministry of Defense in the framework of the ROC "Bouquet" and tested in 1969–1972. Not commercially produced. Not commercially produced. PP-91-01 "Kedr-B" ( ПП-91-01 «Кедр-Б» ) - SMG with an integrated silencer, chambered for 9×18mm Makarov [ 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]
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.
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.
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-2000 is chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum, and specifically designed to utilize the new Russian 9×19mm 7N21 and 7N31 (Cyrillic: 7Н21 and 7Н31) +P+ armor-piercing versions of the cartridge. This is intended to give the PP-2000 armor-piercing capability comparable to the FN P90 and Heckler & Koch MP7 personal defense weapons while also ...