Pistols of the German company WALTHER, which was founded by Carl Walter in the city of Zella in 1886, are famous throughout the world. This town in 1919 joined the town of Melis, from that moment on the weapon began to appear a new name for the place of manufacture - Zella-Melis in Thuringia. With the end of World War II, the company settled on the Danube in West German Ulm. In the Walter family, the most famous designer was Fritz-August Walter (1889–1966), who was the creator of a 1943 self-loading rifle, as well as the famous P-38 pistols, PPK, PP and many other weapon models that had excellent characteristics.
The design of the pistol Walter 1929 was so successful that this model is produced to date. In most countries, including the USSR, this pistol served as a role model. Today, Walter continues to modernize, it is clearly seen in the main lines of the semi-automatic Walter P99 pistol, as well as its modified and updated versions of PPX, PPQ, PPS and Walter CCP. ModelCCP is one of the latest innovations of a semi-automatic compact pistol, designed for concealed carry and for self-defense.
History of creation
Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen is a company founded by Carl Walter in 1886. Its headquarters is located in Arnsberg and Ulm. Initially, a small company produced sporting rifles and hunting weapons. In 1908, Fritz Walter, the eldest of the five sons of the head of the company, proposed to produce a German combat pistol "Model 1", which had a caliber of 6.35 mm. Subsequently, the company began to produce pistols of 7.65 and 6.35 mm.
The pistol "Model 4", which had a caliber of 7.65 mm, since 1915, the German armed forces began to order in large quantities. In the same year, the production of the Model 6 pistol began, the first sample chambered for 9 mm. The Model 8 model of 6.35 mm caliber was widely used as an officer, police and civilian weapon; it was produced from 1920 to 1943. One of the smallest samples was the "Model 9" chambered for 6.35 mm. The company in 1929 began producing the popular "police guns" 7.65 mm PP models. And already in 1930, a shortened and lightweight model of the PPK, that is, the "gun of the criminal police" PPK, began to be produced. The PPK pistols used a self-platoon mechanism, which was then widely used.
Since 1931, the German Ministry of Defense began to look for a replacement for the "Luger R08". The company in 1934 offered a military-style Walther MP of military design using recoil free shutter. During his testing, many deficiencies of this model were found, so the work was stopped. Engineer Fritz Barthlemens and Fritz Walter in 1936 received a patent for the barrel locking system - a latch that rotates in a vertical plane. Such a device formed the basis of the newest generation of German military pistols. In 1938, after winning the competition, a new German pistol was adopted by the Wehrmacht in the form of a standard service model called the P38. The P38 also used a fuse, which can be called one of the most successful designs.
After the Second World War, the main part of the company fell into the hands of the East German government. Only in the 1950s, the company resumed work in the city of Ulm. In 1957, the company continued to produce the P38 model for the new West German Bundeswehr army. In 1993, Walter entered the German Umarex.
Specifications Walther PP
- Chuck: 9 mm short (.38 ACP), 7.65 mm (.32 ACP), 6.35 mm (.25 ACP) and .22 LR.
- Work on the principle of return.
- Power scheme - removable box magazine for 8 rounds.
- Weight - 682 g
- Length - 173 mm.
- Barrel length - 99 mm.
- The grooves are right-sided, only 6 grooves.
- Sights - pillar and fly.
- The initial speed of the bullet - 290 m / s.
- Muzzle energy - 196 j.
Features of the design of the pistol Walther PP
- The automation scheme of Walter PP and PPK is made on the return with a free gate. The weapon consists of 39 parts.
- The trigger with an open trigger double-acting trigger with a round hole in the needle. In the handle there is a combat cylindrical twisted spring. The pull force in the self-arming mode is 5.9 kg, with the hammer cocked equal to 2.7 kg. The trigger rod is closed by a bolt and is located in the frame slot.
- The fuse is located on the cover-casing on the left side. To turn off the fuse box is moved to the top position. The trigger when the fuse is turned on is automatically removed from the platoon, the trigger is safely released and the trigger is blocked. Including blocked drummer and trigger. In this case, the shutter is not blocked and the weapon can be reloaded when the safety catch is on.
- The powder gases during the shot put pressure on the bottom of the liner, which plays the role of the engine piston, and through it on the inertial valve installed in the barrel housing. USM pistol PP - Kursk type.
- Disassembly of the gun is carried out as follows - it is put on the fuse and discharged. The trigger guard is pulled down and held in that position. The shutter to failure is retracted, it rises a lot and gently lets it go forward, and is removed from the barrel. The assembly is performed in the reverse order.
Modifications
Walther PP and PPK models were made in various versions and modifications for cartridges of various calibers. The total number of pistols produced is over a million pieces. The main modifications were as follows:
- Walther PPK-L is a variant of the Walther PPK.
- Walther PPK / S - export version chambered for 9 × 17 mm, created in 1968 for the United States.
- Walther PP Super - version chambered for 9 × 18 mm.
- Walther PPK / E is an option chambered for 9 × 17 mm, 7.65 × 17 mm and .22 LR.
Pneumatic, gas and traumatic pistols
- Umarex Walther PPK models are a special 8mm gas pistol. It is made of powder alloy. To exclude the possibility of firing a live cartridge in the barrel bore there is a divider.
- Walther Super PP - 9 mm gas pistol. Made of lightweight aluminum alloy. To exclude the possibility of firing a live cartridge in the barrel bore, a splitter is also installed.
- Umarex Walther mod. PP - traumatic pistol caliber 10 mm.
- ERMA PP-T - traumatic pistol caliber 9 mm. For the first time this model was presented in 2010. The gun bears a resemblance to Walther PP. The frame is made of anodized aluminum alloy of black color, and the shutter is made of steel.
- ERMA 55P - traumatic pistol caliber 9 mm. Produces company "ERMA-Inter". Externally similar to Walther PPK.
- UMAREX WALTHER PPK / S is a 4.5 mm gas piston pistol. Produced by the German company Umarex. The special design provides cocking and movement of the barrel casing after the shot.
