Walther PP/PPK Question
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there are several variants of the Walther PP pistols, and keeping up with them can get confusing real fast. There are plenty of Walther enthusiasts who can decode the details for you, but the basic story is that the PP has a longer slide and barrel, and a metal backstrap. The PPK is shorter than the PP by 0.6″ and has no metal backstrap, so the grips wrap around the rear. The PPK also has a shorter grip, and the magazines hold one less round. The PPK/S is a combination of the two. It has the shorter barrel and slide of the PPK, but the longer grip of the PP.
copied from Luckygunner
copied from Luckygunner
32 / 380 PPK have the cowl which holds the barrel to the frame relieved. There is a groove you will find for the recoil spring to sit in.
Putting your PPK slide and spring on a PP frame can result in a serious jam, you can usually force things on but then may never get them off again, due to the missing 1/10 of an inch or so which keeps the spring from binding completely. There is not much space inside the PPK slide for the spring, so this little bit of extra space is critical for the recoil spring to move enough to disassemble the gun.
I have more than a few of these and have played around a fair bit. And yes, I have a PPK that I can't get the slide off of, since the aftermarket recoil spring had one extra winding.
PPK/S is the PP frame, with the PPK cowl design, and the groove, and a PPK slide and recoil spring. The PP has no relief groove, since it's a longer action (barrel/slide/spring) and doesn't need it.
Putting your PPK slide and spring on a PP frame can result in a serious jam, you can usually force things on but then may never get them off again, due to the missing 1/10 of an inch or so which keeps the spring from binding completely. There is not much space inside the PPK slide for the spring, so this little bit of extra space is critical for the recoil spring to move enough to disassemble the gun.
I have more than a few of these and have played around a fair bit. And yes, I have a PPK that I can't get the slide off of, since the aftermarket recoil spring had one extra winding.
PPK/S is the PP frame, with the PPK cowl design, and the groove, and a PPK slide and recoil spring. The PP has no relief groove, since it's a longer action (barrel/slide/spring) and doesn't need it.
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Good write up, I have never had a PPK/S.
I picked up a little 22 semi by Iver Johnson ,built and operates just like a PPK. I did not know they made such a thing till I seen it listed on a online auction.
A bit smaller than PPK. 73mm or so.
I picked up a little 22 semi by Iver Johnson ,built and operates just like a PPK. I did not know they made such a thing till I seen it listed on a online auction.
A bit smaller than PPK. 73mm or so.
