C&R · II · 578
Walther PP & PPK, Manurhin
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 19 ↗
Walther, Model PP and PPK pistols, mfd. in France by Manhurin during the 1950s.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. in France by Manhurin during the 1950s”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1950–1959 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “during the 1950s”
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
FranceBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Manurhin, MulhouseBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: outside reference ¹
- Caliber
- Not statedBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1950sBasis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 19 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Walther PP” ↗, action: Wikipedia, Manurhin section: Walther licensed PP series production to Manurhin in 1952; the PP is a straight-blowback semi-automatic pistol
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “1972 Walther PP.jpg” by Michael Sullivan, CC0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Walther PP”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Walther PP series pistols are blowback-operated semi-automatic pistols, developed by the German arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen.