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Article: Walther PPK/S .380 ACP.
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- Handguns
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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The Walther PPK has been in production for well over 75 years. It gets its name from "Polizei Pistole Kriminal". It was designed as an undercover arm for police forces and would soon turn up all over the world chambered for the great .22 rimfire cartridge in small numbers, as well as .32 ACP and .380 Kurz or ACP as we like to call it.
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
Developed by the Carl Walther firm in Zella-Mehlis, Germany, the first PPK semi autos were works of art, featuring flawless machining and beautiful finishes. The Carl Walther firm was put out of business early in WW II and Walther licensed the French firm of Manufacture de Machines du Haut-Rhin ...
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Article: 'Crowe to swap sword for Walther PPK as Bond'; News ...
The Evening Standard (London, England);
April 4, 2001 ;
285 words
...GLADIATOR star Russell Crowe, left, is tipped to play the next James Bond, with Pierce Brosnan rumoured to be making too many demands to star in more than one more 007 film. A source said: "Crowe would appeal as much to women as to men."
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