The Walther PPK Surplus Pistols are a model of the Walther PP Polizei Pistole, or police pistol) series pistols are blowback-operated semi-automatic pistols, developed by the German arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen. The PP and the PPK were among the world’s first successful double action semi-automatic pistols. The pistol design featuring an exposed hammer, a double-action trigger mechanism and single-column magazine 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 Argentine Bersa Thunder 380 to name a few. The Walther PP and Walther PPK were popular with both 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 uniformed Ordnungspolizei and plainclothes detectives of the Kriminalpolizei. The original PP was released in 1929 and the smaller PPK in 1931. “PPK” is an abbreviation for Polizeipistole Kriminal (literally “police pistol criminal”), referring to the Kriminalamt crime investigation office. While the K is often mistakenly assumed to stand for kurz (German for “short”), as the variant has a shorter barrel and frame.
Walther PPK surplus pistols in mostly very good to excellent condition for sale to wholesalers only.
