C&R · II · 582

Walther PP, 50 Jahre Commemorative

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 pistol, 50 Jahre 1929-1979 Commemorative, cal.’s .22 and .380.

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 19 ↗ · ATF original ↗

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Verbatim check

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Editorial facts

Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence

References

1. legacy-collectibles.com ↗, years: 'manufactured in 1979 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Walther PP'; serial 345 'of the 500 that Walther produced'
2. jamesdjulia.com ↗, years: slide inlay '50 JAHRE WALTHER PP 1929-1979'; 'actually 800 were produced in 1979'

Fact tags

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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

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Image: Wikimedia Commons, “1972 Walther PP.jpg” by Michael Sullivan, CC0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Walther PP”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Walther PP series pistols are blowback-operated semi-automatic pistols, developed by the German arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen.