Walther PP
| Weapon name | Walther PP |
| Weapon type | Automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | Germany  |
| Designer | Fritz a Carl Walther |
| Manufactured | from 1929 |
| Manufacturer | Waffenfabrik Walther – Zella Mehlis, /Manurhin/ |
| Made | still in production |
Technical parameters
| Weight | 0,66 kg empty |
| Length | 170 mm |
| Barrel length | 98 mm |
| Type of round | 7,65×17 mm Browning, 9×17 mm Browning Court,.22 LR /5,6×15 mmR/ |
| Calibre | 7,65 mm Browning, 9 mm Browning Court, .22 Long Rifle |
| Muzzle velocity | 7,65 mm cca. 320 m/s, 9 mm cca. 290 m/s, .22 LR 370-500 m/s |
| Magazine | 8-round magazine |
Weapon description
Walther PP, producer Waffenfabrik Walther Zella Mehlis, calibre 7, 65 mm Browning, made in 1943, eight-shot (magazine capacity).
The designation of the gun corresponding with pistols produced in the eighth production variant in the period 1942-45. The pistol is marked on the left side of the slide with the trademark with the word WALTHER in a pennant at the beginning and then in two lines with the mark Waffenfabrik Walther, Zella Mehlis (Thúr) Walthers Patent Cal. 7.65 m/m, indicating the name of the manufacturer, the location of the manufacturer including the province of Thuringia, the patent designation and the calibre.
Behind the inscription is the model designation of the weapon Mod. PP. Below the model designation as well as below the magazine release are the army acceptance marks of the officer in charge at Walther in the form of a stylized eagle with the abbreviation WaA (Wehrmachtsabnahme) and the assigned service number 359. The serial number is stamped on the right side with serial designation behind the trigger guard and on the slide of the weapon at the front. On this side, there is a civilian verification mark Eagle/N stamped twice more on the barrel in the cartridge ejection window and below it on the slide of the pistol.
The pistol has standard blackened surface. Bakelite black stocks (Trolite from Trolitan Presswerk) with herringbone and Walther logo in the flag are corresponding.
Blackened magazine with seven holes, matching the year of manufacture, marked on the bottom with a description consisting of the Walther trademark, the PP model of the weapon and the calibre 7.65 m/m.