During World War II, they were issued to the German military (officers), including the Luftwaffe, as well as the uniformed Ordnungspolizei and plainclothes detectives of the Kriminalpolizei. The PP and PPK were both popular with European police and civilians for being reliable and concealable. The design inspired other pistols, among them the Soviet Makarov, the Hungarian FEG PA-63, the Polish P-64, the American Accu-Tek AT-380 II, and the Argentinian Bersa Thunder 380. They are still manufactured by Walther and have been widely copied. The PP and the PPK were among the world's first successful double action semi-automatic pistols. Since 2018, PPK and PPK/S models have been built at the factory of US-based subsidiary Walther Arms, Inc. In the past, the PPK version was manufactured by Walther in its own factory in Germany, as well as under licenses by Manurhin in France Interarms in Virginia and by Smith & Wesson in Maine. Various PP series are manufactured in Germany, France and the United States. The Walther TPH pocket pistol is a smaller calibre pistol introduced in 1971 identical in handling and operation to the PPK. The series includes the Walther PP, PPK, PPK/S, and PPK/E models. It features an exposed hammer, a traditional double-action trigger mechanism, a single-column magazine, and a fixed barrel that also acts as the guide rod for the recoil spring. 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. Also do not use +p ammo in your gun (too much power for it's construction, in my opinion).Fixed iron sights, rear notch and front blade I only use FMJs in mine because I have never had a problem with them. Your really need to fire both types of ammo & not just a few rounds to see what is dependable in your gun. With that being said, I might need to have the feed ramp polished on mine. (Note that the J is not used.)Īs far as FMJ va JHP bullets, I have had some issues with JHPs hanging when chambering. For example, here are the ones on mine:Įagle over N on slide (German manufacturing mark)Įagle over N, HI, Antler on frame (German manufacturing mark, HI=1978Ī gun marked AE, for example, would have a born-on date of 2004 a gun with a GF stamp would have been made in 1965. You can check the manufacturing info of your gun by using the markings on the frame and slide. i just tracked down the background on mine through these two forums. Sounds like you have one of the "good" Walthers.
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