Famous guns like the PPK and P38 were the first Walther firearms most Americans had ever seen, and they defined the brand for many decades. Mention “Walther” to the American gun buyer, and they’ll immediately think of the 1930s and 1940s-era guns that were popularized by novelists, filmmakers and returning war vets. The more recent Walther designs also suffered from being overshadowed by the legendary guns that wore the same banner. By the time Walther developed the improved P88 and P99 pistols (with their rather unusual controls that didn’t appeal to American tastes), the other European makes had already taken all the seats at the American military and police service gun table. Walther’s P5 pistol, then in use by numerous European police forces, was a single-stack pistol and couldn’t compete with the double-stack designs from Beretta, SIG Sauer and Glock. One of the reasons most cops are unfamiliar with Walther is that they didn’t have a competitive service pistol when the “Wondernine Wars” kicked off in the mid-1980s. The P1 team is in Vegas to bring you the newest in guns and gear.
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