Walther PP

Also known as Polizeipistole, Police Pistol, PP

semi-automatic pistol

Key facts

Type: Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin: Weimar Republic
In service: 1929–present
Used by: See Users
Wars: Chaco War Spanish Civil War World War II Cold War The Troubles Vietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Iraq War ( Operation Telic ) Syrian Civil War
Designer: Carl Walther Waffenfabrik
Manufacturer: Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen
Produced: 1929–2025
Variants: See Variants
Mass: 675 g (23.8 oz) (.22 LR) 660 g (23 oz) (.32 ACP) 665 g (23.5 oz) (.380 ACP) 850 g (30 oz) (9×18mm Ultra)
Length: 170 mm (6.7 in)
Barrel length: 98 mm (3.9 in)
Width: 30 mm (1.2 in)
Height: 109 mm (4.3 in)
Cartridge: 9×18mm Ultra .22 Long Rifle .25 ACP .32 ACP .380 ACP
Action: Straight blowback
Muzzle velocity: 305 m/s (1,000.7 ft/s) (.22 LR) 320 m/s (1,049.9 ft/s) (.32 ACP) 256 m/s (840 ft/s) (.380 ACP) 320 m/s (1,050 ft/s) (9×18mm Ultra)
Feed system: Magazine capacity: 10 (.22 LR) 8 (.32 ACP) 7 (.380 ACP and 9×18mm Ultra)

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 0.59
Official website: www.carl-walther.de
Image: Walther PP (6971798197).jpg
Height: 109
Width: 25
Length: 155

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Commons category: Walther PP
service entry: 1935-01-01
Commons gallery: Walther PP
service retirement: 1992-01-01
total produced: 5
inception: 1929-00-00

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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.

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