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Originally Posted by Ron Smith
Hi Joshua,
The Walther PP and PPK are totally different than the P.38. PP is a pocket auto, the PPK is a smaller ,shortened or compact, version of the PP. The P.38 is a full sized combat pistol which replaced the Luger. An all together different design.
Photo 1: Walther PP "Polizeipistole" 7.65MM or 9MM Kurz (.22 LR,.32 ACP or .380 ACP)
Photo 2: Walther PPK "Polizeipistole Kurz"(short) 7.65MM or 9MM Kurz (.22 LR,.32 ACP or .380 ACP)
Photo 3: Walther P.38 9MM Parabellum (9MM Luger) Some commercial variations were made in .22LR and 7.65 Parabellum (.30 Luger) Post war version is classified as P.1.
Ron
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Ron,
PPK stands for Polizeipistole Kriminal, not kurz.
This is a common mistake.
Andy