WALTHER PPK

Shaken, Not Stirred

BY ASHLEY HLEBINSKY

If it’s good enough for James Bond, is it good enough for you? That’s certainly what gun enthusiasts around the world’ve thought since author Ian Fleming gave the iconic spy a Walther PPK semi-automatic pistol — a handgun with a silhouette as sexy as the iconic Bond girls. The Walther PPK actually hails from a line of pistols that started in 1929. Invented by Carl Walther, the Polizeipistole (PP) was a revolutionary design for the time. Semi-automatic handguns first became popular in the early 20th century after their invention in the 1890s. The handgun incorporated both double-and single-action operation with a safety lever. In 1931, the most popular version of the PP line was introduced, the Polizeipistole Kriminalmodell (PPK). The PPK was smaller, sleeker, and better suited for concealment. While Bond is…

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