Walther Stops Making the PP, PPK, and PPK/S

[raindog]

Was researching various .22Lr pistols today and stumbled upon this announcement on Walther's web site from about a month ago.

Walther Suspends Production of the PPK®, PPK/S®, and PP® Legacy Products

"Walther Arms, Inc. today announces the formal multi-year pause of production for its legendary PPK®, PPK/S®, and PP® legacy handgun lines—marking the end of an era for some of the most iconic firearms in history."

I never bought one, or really wanted one. Still, it's been made for nearly a century and is, as they say, iconic.

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[Juniper9mm]

That was my main interest in Walther. I'm glad I got my PPK when I did.

 

[CountryGent]

Yah, the PPK series was the only line I cared about and/or carried, so sad to see them go. Though "good run" would be an understatement. (Wifey is a fan of their more modern lines, so likely still set.)

 

[Tlock]

Whos Walter?

 

[hongkong2]

Whos Walter?

 

[CountryGent]

Whos Walter?

Walther PPK ... 7.65 mil, with a delivery like a brick through a plate glass window ....

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU98uP7pXA8

 

[Tlock]

Walther PPK ... 7.65 mil, with a delivery like a brick through a plate glass window ....

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU98uP7pXA8

Oh walther......

 

[monks]

I read somewhere that they're retooling to build the series more efficiently.

 

[orygun]

Sounds kind of like an old Python vs. a new Python kind of thing.

 

[raindog]

Whos Walter?

Geez, I can't believe I did that.

 

[Tlock]

Geez, I can't believe I did that.

Just say you posted on your phone and auto correct did it. I use that excuse all the time. I think the group is catching on that I only made it to the 8th grade

 

[Nosferatu]

I think the group is catching on that I only made it to the 8th grade

No need to brag.

 

[raindog]

Just say you posted on your phone and auto correct did it. I use that excuse all the time. I think the group is catching on that I only made it to the 8th grade

Mods saved me.

Or...was it Santa?

 

[CountryGent]

What misspelling?

 

[monks]

Mods saved me.

Or...was it Santa?

Walter still appears in post #1

 

[roseburger]

Meh, their current ppk line hasn't been that great.

 

[GrayGoose]

I read somewhere that they're retooling to build the series more efficiently.

View: https://youtu.be/IiTwT4MvV_c?si=WKpXQFsL1JfE_7Ed

 

[stickman]

For what they are, the PP, PPK, and PPK/S are ridiculously expensive

 

[JDubDub]

For what they are, the PP, PPK, and PPK/S are ridiculously expensive

My PP (actually a Manurhin) just sits in the safe and gathers dust. Beautiful to look at, not any fun to shoot. Unreliable and it slices my hand to pieces. If not for the early James Bond movies, the models would have gone way years ago.

 

[nehalemguy]

They were cutting edge technology when they were first brought out in the late 1920s.