Author: Dieter H. MarschallPublisher:
ISBN: 9780961402440
Category : Pistols
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Walther Pistols
Author: Dieter H. MarschallPublisher:
ISBN: 9780961402440
Category : Pistols
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Walther Pistols
Author: John WalterPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472850823
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
While the PP and PPK were intended for police work, the Walther P 38 was produced for the Germany military; all three pistols have garnered a formidable international reputation since the 1930s. The innovative Walther PP (Polizeipistole), a double-action semi-automatic pistol intended for the law-enforcement market, became available in 1929 and went on to arm the police of several European countries in the 1930s. Its smaller cousin the PPK, more readily concealed for undercover work but with reduced magazine capacity, was produced from 1931. Intended to replace the P 08 Luger, the Walther P 38 was issued from 1940 and equipped the armed forces of Germany and other countries during and after World War II, but never entirely replaced the Luger in German service. All three pistols went on to have lengthy and varied service across the world after 1945. Both the PP and the PPK remain in production today, while the P 38 re-emerged as the P1 and equipped West German forces from 1963 until 2004, when it was replaced by the P8. In this study, noted authority John Walter assesses the origins, development, use and legacy of these three high-profile semi-automatic pistols, alongside other Walther variants, such as the tiny .25 ACP Modell 9.
Know Your Walther Pp and Ppk Pistols
Author: E. J. HoffschmidtPublisher: Blacksmith Corporation
ISBN: 9780941540032
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Walther Pistols
Author: W. H. B. SmithPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258969455
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1946 edition.
Walther
Author: Manfred KerstenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781571571748
Category : Waffenfabrik Walther
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The story behind the legendary gunmaker is told in a full-color, oversized book. Lavishly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs.
Walther Pistols
Author: Walter Harold Black SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pistols
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
The P. 38 Pistol - Spreewerk Production
Author: Jan BalcarPublisher:
ISBN: 9781604583649
Category : Automatic pistols
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Glock
Author: Paul M. BarrettPublisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307719952
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Glock pistol is America’s Gun. It has been rhapsodized by hip-hop artists and coveted by cops and crooks alike. Created in 1982 by Gaston Glock, the pistol arrived in America at a fortuitous time. Law enforcement agencies had concluded that their agents and officers, armed with standard six-round revolvers, were getting "outgunned" by drug dealers with semi-automatic pistols; they needed a new gun. With its lightweight plastic frame and large-capacity spring-action magazine, the Glock was the gun of the future. You could drop it underwater, toss it from a helicopter, or leave it out in the snow, and it would still fire. It was reliable, accurate, lightweight, and cheaper to produce than Smith and Wesson’s revolver. Filled with corporate intrigue, political maneuvering, Hollywood glitz, bloody shoot-outs—and an attempt on Gaston Glock’s life by a former lieutenant—Glock is not only the inside account of how Glock the company went about marketing its pistol to police agencies and later the public, but also a compelling chronicle of the evolution of gun culture in America.
Cold War Pistols of Czechoslovakia
Author: James D. BrownPublisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764333545
Category : Pistols
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
This is the first English language work to examine the subject in detail and the first in any language to identify, describe, and quantify variations and production figures for the models covered. The book focuses on the Czechoslovak Communist period (1948-1989), but reaches back into the 1930s in order to trace the history of the 6.35 mm Duo pocket pistol, which remained in production under the name "Z" until 1974 with a total of thirteen distinct marking variations, and the 6.35 mm model 1945, which had its beginnings as the model 1936. The 7.65 mm model 50 police pistol and its successor, the model 70, are covered in depth, documenting both marking variations and a significant number of design changes introduced during their thirty-three-year production life. The 7.62 mm model 52 Army pistol is given extensive treatment based on data drawn from over 2,000 specimens; in addition to descriptions of both standard and rare variants, significant discussion of the pistol s mechanical characteristics and potential safety problems is presented. Also covered are the more modern commercial CZ 75 and CZ 85, the military model 82, and the commercial CZ 83, as are small calibre target pistols and signal pistols.
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