Mar 07, 2003 interarms walther ppk serial numbers, walther pp serial number lookup, walther ppk, walther ppk serial number lookup, walther ppk serial numbers, walther serial number lookup, walther serial numbers by year. Click on a term to search for related. Sometime in 1938 Walther realized that they were going to have a problem with serial numbers, for their model 8 pistol (a smaller size 6,35 m/m semi-auto pocket pistol that had gone into production in around 1920) was now approaching serial number 750000 (the start of the PP pistol numbers). Between serial nos. 29000 and 101000 Walther shared its serial numbers among the Models 4, 5 and 7. Variation 1 11 vertical slide serrations as on the Model 3 31039, 34005, 34065 Variation 2 From number 34,000 Walther switched to six slide serrations. The left side of the slide was marked typically: 'SELBSTLADE-PISTOLE CAL. Carl Walther made 5 models, Mauser-Werke made 2 models and Spree-Werke made 1 model. The AC was the code the Nazi's gave Carl Walther, the 43 means it was made in 1943. The original #1's do not have a letter after the serial number.

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Walther PP
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Germany^[1]
Service history
In service	1935–Present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Chaco War^[2] World War II Lebanese Civil War^[3]
Production history
Designer	Carl Walther Waffenfabrik
Designed	1929
Manufacturer	Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen
Produced	1929–present
Variants	PPK, PPK-L, PPKS, PP-Super, PPK/E, PP Sport and Walther TPH
Specifications
Mass	665 g (23.5 oz) (PP 9×17mm Short/.380 ACP) 660 g (23 oz) (PP 7.65×17mm Browning SR/.32 ACP) 675 g (23.8 oz) (PP .22 LR) 590 g (21 oz) (PPK 9×17mm Short/.380 ACP) 590 g (21 oz) (PPK 7.65×17mm Browning SR/.32 ACP) 560 g (20 oz) (PPK .22 LR) 635 g (22.4 oz) (PPK/S 9×17mm Short/.380 ACP) 630 g (22 oz) (PPK/S 7.65×17mm Browning SR/.32 ACP) 645 g (22.8 oz) (PPK/S .22 LR) 480 g (17 oz) (PPK-L 7.65×17mm Browning SR/.32 ACP) 450 g (16 oz) (PPK-L .22 LR) 780 g (28 oz) (PP-Super)
Length	170 mm (6.7 in) (PP) 155 mm (6.1 in) (PPK) 156 mm (6.1 in) (PPK/S) 155 mm (6.1 in) (PPK-L) 176 mm (6.9 in) (PP-Super)
Barrel length	98 mm (3.9 in) (PP) 83 mm (3.3 in) (PPK, PPK/S, PPK-L) 92 mm (3.6 in) (PP-Super)
Width	30 mm (1.2 in) (PP, PPK/S, PPK-E) 25 mm (1.0 in) (PPK) 35 mm (1.4 in) (PP-Super)
Height	109 mm (4.3 in) (PP) 100 mm (3.9 in) (PPK) 110 mm (4.3 in) (PPK/S) 113 mm (4.4 in) (PPK-E) 124 mm (4.9 in) (PP-Super)
Cartridge	7.65×17mm Browning SR (.32 ACP) 9×17mm Short (.380 ACP) .22 Long Rifle 6.35×15mm Browning SR (.25 ACP) 9×18mm Ultra (PP-Super)
Action	Straight blowback
Muzzle velocity	256 m/s (840 ft/s) (PP 9×17mm Short/.380 ACP) 320 m/s (1,049.9 ft/s) (PP 7.65×17mm Browning SR/.32 ACP) 305 m/s (1,000.7 ft/s) (PP .22 LR) 244 m/s (800.5 ft/s) (PPK/PPK/S 9×17mm Short/.380 ACP) 308 m/s (1,010.5 ft/s) (PPK/PPK/S/PPK-L 7.65×17mm Browning SR/.32 ACP) 280 m/s (918.6 ft/s) (PPK/PPK/S/PPK-L .22 LR) 325 m/s (1,066.3 ft/s) (PP-Super)
Feed system	Magazine capacity: PP: 10 (.22 LR), 8 (.32 ACP) 7 (.380) PPK: 9 (.22 LR), 7 (.32 ACP) 6 (.380).
Sights	Fixed iron sights, rear notch and front blade

The Walther PP (Polizeipistole, or police pistol) series pistols are blowback-operatedsemi-automatic pistols, developed by the German arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen.^[4]

It features an exposed hammer, a traditional double-action trigger mechanism,^[5] a single-column magazine, and a fixed barrel that also acts as the guide rod for the recoil spring. The series includes the Walther PP, PPK, PPK/S, and PPK/E models. The Walther TPH pocket pistol is a smaller calibre pistol introduced in 1971 identical in handling and operation to the PPK.

Various PP series are manufactured in Germany, France and the United States.^[6] In the past, the PPK version has been manufactured by Walther in its own factory in Germany, as well as under licenses by Manurhin in Alsace, France, Interarms in Alexandria, Virginia, US and by Smith & Wesson in Houlton, Maine, US. Since 2013, PPK and PPK/S models have been built in Fort Smith, Arkansas, at the factory of US-based subsidiary Walther Arms, Inc.^[7]^[8]

The PP and the PPK were among the world's first successful double action semi-automatic pistols. They are still manufactured by Walther and have been widely copied. The design inspired other pistols, among them the SovietMakarov, the Hungarian FEG PA-63, the Polish P-64, the American Accu-Tek AT-380 II, and the Argentinian Bersa Thunder 380. The PP and PPK were both popular with European police and civilians for being reliable and concealable. During World War II, they were issued to the German military (officers), including the Luftwaffe, as well as the police.^[1]

PP Series[edit]

Walther PP .32 made in Germany in 1968

The original PP (Polizeipistole) was released in 1929.^[1] It was designed for police use and was used by police forces in Europe in the 1930s and later.^[1] The semi-automatic pistol operated using a simple blowback action.^[1] The PP was designed with several safety features, some of them innovative, including an automatic hammer block, a combination safety/decocker and a loaded chamber indicator.^[1]

PPK[edit]

The most common variant is the Walther PPK, a smaller version of the PP with a shorter grip, barrel and frame, and reduced magazine capacity. A new, two-piece wrap-around grip panel construction was used to conceal the exposed back strap. The smaller size made it more concealable than the original PP and hence better suited to plainclothes or undercover work. It was released in 1930.

'PPK' is an abbreviation for Polizeipistole Kriminalmodell (police pistol - detective model). While it's often thought to be 'kurz' (German: short) referring to the police pistol with shorter barrel and frame, the manufacturer's selection of the name 'Kriminal' appears in early original advertising brochures from Walther and the 1937 GECO German catalog.^[9]

Adolf Hitler committed suicide with his PPK (.32 ACP/7.65mm) in the Führerbunker in Berlin.^[10] South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee was shot and killed by Kim Jae-gyu, using the Walther PPK. The Walther PPK pistol is famous as fictional secret agent James Bond's gun in many of the films and novels: Ian Fleming's choice of the Walther PPK directly influenced its popularity and its notoriety.^[11]^[12] Fleming had given Bond a .25 Beretta 418 pistol in early novels, but switched to the PPK in Dr. No on the advice of firearms expert Geoffrey Boothroyd,^[13] though the actual guns carried by Bond and Felix Leiter in the film were, in fact, Walther PPs.^[12]^[14]^[15]

Actor Jack Lord was presented with a gold plated one with ivory handgrips.

Singer Elvis Presley owned a silver-finish PPK, inscribed 'TCB' ('taking care of business').^[16]

PPK/S[edit]

The PPK/S was developed following the enactment of the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA68) in the United States, the pistol's largest market.^[17] One of the provisions of GCA68 banned the importation of pistols and revolvers not meeting certain requirements of length, weight, and other 'sporting' features into the United States. The PPK failed the 'Import Points' t

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