2007-11-12 04:39:29 · 5 answers · asked by mdemar1205 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Nope, it is from Germany and means "Speziale". The PP debuted in 1929 and stands for Polizei Pistole= police pistol. A shorter more concealable version appeared in 1931 and was alled PPK. K is for Kurz = Short. The 1968 (not 1978) Gun Laws made the PPK an illegal import, because the height of the pistol was too small. For the lucrative USA market, a new pistol was developed. It has the shorter barrel and slide of the PPK on the longer frame of the PP. This model is OK by the 1968 laws and was dubbed PPK/S. I own an original German PPK, and USA-made ones are legal now. They cannot be imported though. That is senseless. These pistols have been made in .380ACP or 9mm Kurz; .32ACP or 7.65mm Browning Short; and .22 Long Rifle. The CIA used some silenced .22 PPK's. Some were made in .25ACP too, but none were imported to the USA.
2007-11-12 06:51:10 · answer #1 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
NO..Doesn't mean "Stainless" or "States"
Due to the Federal Gun Control Act of 1978, The Walther PPK Model was just too small and too short to meet the new import specifications required with the changes in the law.It could no longer be imported into the U.S.
Walther designed and manufactured the PPK(S) version that combined the Walther PP's FRAME (The PP being another version) and the Walther PPK's BARREL..Hence the PPK/S was the result of the combination..This newly designed handgun met the specifications and new standards required for import. The * NEW* Walther PPKS now weighed 1.8 ounces more than the PPK and the magazine capacity increased (1)additional round..
The series came in 2 calibers.The 32 ACP or 7.65mm caliber........
The PPKS capacity was 8+1 and the PPK Model was 7+1
In 380 Caliber The PPK/S was 7+1 capacity and the PPK was 6+1 rounds.
I know this is a bit confusing but this is the whole story behind the "S" designation.
2007-11-12 05:23:58 · answer #2 · answered by JD 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No, actually it means "States" or the U.S. The Walters PPK could NOT be imported to the U.S. because it didn't meet dimensions according to the Gun Control Act of 1968, so what Walthers done was to mate a PP frame, which is bigger than the PPK frame, to the slide of the PPK and calls it the Walthers PPK/s.
2007-11-12 04:51:52 · answer #3 · answered by WC 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The PP was the original "Police Pistol" made by Walther. It was designed to be a holster gun.
The PPK is the "Police Pistol Kruz." (Kruz means "short" in German.) It was shorter in the barrel and grip so it could be carried concealed. It had fewer rounds due to the shorter grip and magazine.
When the USA started being a pain about "Saturday Night Specials" it came up with a stupid point system to define the guns. One was a factor of length of barrel and height of gun. The PPK failed by a few points so could not be imported.
So what they did was to use the SHORT barrel of the PPK and the LONG grip of the PP and put them together. That made the height of the gun just enough to gain the missing few points and the gun could be imported. It actually is a very nice gun as you got a hand sized grip, more ammo and the short frame so it is still a very easily concealed gun.
If you are going to get one, get the 380. (Or as they say in German, 9mm Kruz).
2007-11-12 11:05:00 · answer #4 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Nope doesn't mean stainless. If I remember correctly that is the model number for the PPK that was built on the larger PP frame so it could be imported under the Clinton small gun ban. So if it meant anything it would mean "Suck this Clinton"
LOL
2007-11-12 04:49:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋