OT--sidearms for officers

I appreciate the info. Since I am married to a librarian, I should be able to borrow the recommended reading material.

Bernard indicates that wartime PP production apparently went primarily for police or governmental use. Would this also apply to the .22 PP's, some of which were made during the war with commercial proofs? Would any governmental or police agency have a use for a .22 pistol? This is a sincere question where I really would like an answer; I did not mean it to sound argumentative (if it does).


Thanks much.