Walther PPK
| Weapon name | Walther PPK |
| Weapon type | Automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | Germany  |
| Designer | Fritz a Carl Walther |
| Manufactured | from 1930 |
| Manufacturer | Waffenfabrik Walther – Zella Mehlis, /Manurhin/ |
| Made | still in production |
Technical parameters
| Weight | 0,59 kg empty |
| Length | 155 mm |
| Barrel length | 83 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 | 7-round magazine |
Weapon description
Walther PPK, manufactured by Waffenfabrik Walther Zella-Mehlis, calibre 7.65 mm Browning, made in 1936, seven-round (magazine capacity)
The weapon designation corresponds with pistols produced in the third production variant in the period 1931-36 for the civilian market. On the left side of the breech, at its beginning, the pistol is marked with the trademark bearing the word WALTHER in a pennant followed by the mark Waffenfabrik Walther, Zella Mehlis (Thur) Walthers Patent Cal. 7.65 m/m in two lines, indicating the name of the manufacturer, the location of the manufacturer including the province of Thuringia, the patent designation and the calibre.
Following the inscription is the weapon model designation Mod. PPK. The serial number is stamped on the weapon frame behind the hammer on the right side. On this side there are two more civilian verification mark stamped, bearing the Crown with a cross/N on the barrel in the cartridge ejection window and below it on the pistol breech.
On its surface the pistol features a standard gloss black finish. Corresponding Bakelite brown stocks with black herringbone marks and Walther logo in the matching flag.
Blackened six-hole magazine with sheet metal bottom matching the year of manufacture. Marked on the underside with the Walther trademark in the pennant.