C&R · II · 580
Walther PP & PPK, Dural frame
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 semiautomatic pistols, manufactured at Zella Mehlis, cal. 7.65mm and having Dural frames.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “manufactured at Zella Mehlis”
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “having Dural frames”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1929–1945.
Editorial facts · Our research
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: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Walther PP” ↗, maker: Walther's original factory was in Zella-Mehlis; moved west after WWII
- 2. Wikipedia, “Walther PP” ↗, years (estimate: range of the base model): PP production from 1929 (infobox 1929–2025); Walther's original Zella-Mehlis factory was lost to the Soviet zone after WWII
- 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
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
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.