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Walther PPQ SC 9mm

Walther Arms Inc. Walther Arms combines its PPQ Quick-Defense Trigger, the accuracy and ergonomics of its Q5 Match model […]

Walther Arms The Q5 Match Steel Frame Competition C1 Holster is made of black Kydex with an adjustable tension […]

Walther Arms Walther’s CCP M2 in .380 Auto is the only polymer-framed pistol featuring Softcoil Gas technology that improves […]

Walther Arms Walther Arms’ PDP 5.1″ Threaded Barrel 9mm Kit has polygonal rifling for improved performance. The kit includes […]

[…] else) were particularly keen to get a P08 Luger, P-38 Walther, or possibly a .32 caliber pistol like the Mauser […]

In 1929, Carl Walther debuted the .32 ACP Polizei Pistole. The Walther PP melded the trim compact architecture of an […]

[…] M1951 used the same tilting-wedge, recoil-driven system pioneered in the Walther P38. In this case, a pivoting wedge underneath the […]

[…] mechanism. If you watch a video of a 1911 or Walther P38 in extreme slow motion, you’ll see the barrel […]

[…] and developments have been well documented. A very influential development was the double-action (DA) concept. The Walther PP series that fathered the idea garnered a lot of publicity. The DA auto seemingly combined the greater capacity, faster reloading, and flat profile of the auto pistol with the “point gun – pull trigger” simplicity of the revolver. We won’t reopen the endless debate on whether the concept was needed. In fact there was great interest in the concept of an auto pistol, which could be fired simply by pulling the trigger, rather than having to release a safety, cock a hammer, or cycle a slide. The Walther P-38 adapted the DA concept to a locked-breech, full-size military sidearm. A great many P-38s came to America as war trophies. The US military did a lot of evaluations of enemy ordnance after the war, and evidently found things about the P-38 they liked. One was the ability to lower the hammer on a loaded chamber by using a lever rather than a thumb. Armed forces hate having their personnel killed or wounded, and they really hate having them killed accidentally. Most unintentional discharges with handguns happen during routine loading and unloading. I know, I know, it’s all about training, but the reality is there isn’t always the time, budget, or individual motivation available. During WWII, soldiers went into combat with handgun training limited to firing one or two magazines. It’s hard to fault ordnance people for looking for ways to make firearms easier and safer to manipulate. >> Click Here AHMJ12col May/June 2012