Walther PP Series Pistols - In The Movies 

The .32 ACP caliber is looked down upon today, but it started one world war and ended another.

Back in the 80s, my better half considered buying a PPK/S because she liked the size, simplicity, and heft. When the sales clerk called it a Sean Connery pistol she was definitely sold. She embarrassed a lot of guys at the indoor ranges back then, outshooting them and their "real" handguns. She had some kind of special connection with that weapon.

Love seeing Gunsmith Cats make an appearance on this channel since the anime is a love letter to firearms.

>Gunsmith Cats Truly a man of taste

No mention of the legendary PPK slide bite problem? Asking as a victim. Kudos for having Gunsmith C.A.T.S. in this video.

Expected the gun variants to be extraordinarily common in fiction, but holy heck, did I not expect to see the good old Gunsmith Cats OVAs to be included here. That anime arguably walked so Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Noir, and many other action anime can run! (You know, though not exactly a gun, perhaps you should make a video about the F-86 Sabre fighter jet, what with its appearances in, gods forbid, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and, better yet, The Iron Giant?)

“Waltah put away your PP Waltah”

I carried a PPK/S in 9mm Kurz as an LEO off duty firearm for several years. It was finicky and took quite a long time to wear in new, but it was super cool back in the day.

Princess Anne's bodyguard carried the PPK when she was attacked. The royal bodyguards did not like the PPK as it jammed and just after that incident it was replaced.

I was at a local gun shop with a lot of historical guns the other week and met a guy who was buying an SS marked Walther PP pistol there. He asked me if that offended me, since I am Jewish. I replied to him "Of course not! That pistol in American hands means the original owner finally became a good nazi- dead." He laughed at that and went "I'm glad you understand."

"Walther PPK, 7.65 millimeter, with a delivery like a brick through a plate glass window. The American CIA swear by them." - Major Boothroyd , Dr. No

I love that you included Gunsmith Cats in this video

i actually retired my PPK for a Bersa Thunder .380 my husband and i go to the range 4 times a month especially for his employment

I read a book many years ago written by an SAS bloke and he said they carried PPKs whilst undercover/off duty they were nicknamed disco guns.

An iconic weapon for James Bond to use. Love that James Bond reference at the end there.

one of me and my husband’s favorite mangas and Gunsmith cats i am the proud owner of a PPK it’s my concealed carry and my husband carries the CZ-75 for work and open carry.

Thank you for including Liberation, Fritz Dietz's acting is excellent all along this pentalogy

GUNSMITH CATS?! Thank you for including this!

I have the .22lr version of the PPK/S and it is “movie quiet” to shoot suppressed. The fixed barrel design not only makes it accurate but allows it to be more reliable with a supressor attached than a tilting barrel would be. It’s a blast.

"Any of you boys know your way around a Walther PPK?" George"Baby Face"Nelson, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou.

Also a good PPK / WW2 movie moment seen in 1963 "The Great Escape" scene: Steinach : Herr Bartlett-! (Bartlett (Richard Attenborough) turns around and says something in German). Karl Otto Alberty - The Great escape "You German is good and so is your French,YOUR HANDS UP! Nice video John!

A very iconic pistol in the James Bond franchise

Gunsmith Cats my beloved

Another good one about, arguably, my favourite pistol. Thank you.

Excellent choice in Anime.

Rally Vincent and James Bond in the same thumbnail together... Oh yeah, this is gonna be good.

I was hoping to see some love given to the Walther p38 as the weapon of choice for renowned anime thief Lupin the 3rd

1:20 gunsmith cat is my favorite anime

Gunsmith Cats is one of those under the radar mangas. There's an ova series on youtube for free btw.

With the Austin Powers clip, the funny thing is that the Desert Eagle is impractical to use for combat and basically only exists to just own as a collector item. The PPK would be far more useful for a spy.

Nice vid, I'd love to see more animes on your videos (Trigun, Gunsmith cats, Cowboy Bebop and world trigger are the ones that really got me into high quality animated guns)

So iconic to James Bond i sometimes forget it’s originally from Germany.

An interesting topic. Good choice, Johnny, and a superb collage of media, per usual! (I hadn't heard of the Charles Bronson movie)

Rally Vincent from Gunsmith Cats, the production actually went to a police academy, and gunshop for reference in the anime, so this was well researched. My fellow Canadian, Mike Myers, what else can be said about him? Take care, and all the best.

Hey can you talk aboutbthe model 29 revolver. Is a classic man The onry so many american and british protagonist use a gun built by their biggest arch enemy.

A friend gave me an interesting advice " Be polite but always have a Walther under the table pointing at the person seated across from you."

I think Winters was major at the time. At it's sad what happenede to Sobel and how he was portrayed in the series

That "Hot Fuzz" clip can ride again if you cover the FN FAL.

Also Major Winters noted that the pistol was never fired by the German Officer

It was such an iconic firearm in films that when I did managed to fired one irl it felt "whelmed".

Hitler carried both pistols mentioned in the video. When inspecting troops, he would have a Walther PP in his holster. While in his headquarters, whether at the Chancellery, Rastenberg, or the Fuhrerbunker, he would have a Saur pocket pistol in one of the pockets of his tunic and a Walther PPK (the gun he used to take his life) in a drawer in his desk.

Looks like I'm going to be binge watching James Bond movies this weekend! 💥

Nice to see hot fuzz in one of your videos, how about making a review about the FAL or C1A1

That interview with captain Winters is remarkable. He tells the story of how the cordial German officer surrendered his pistol, and on examination, Winters discovered that the walther pp was in pristine condition and had most likely never been fired. This led him to the decision that the pistol should remain in that state, as a symbol of end to hostilities. I hope that whomever owns that historical firearm today, honors that decision. The walther pp series are in my mind one of the most elegant firearms ever created. The fixed barrel, as opposed to a tilting- or recoiling barrel mechanism, lends itself well to use with a supressor. It also means that in theory, the gun is more consistently accurate, than a gun with a non-fixed barrel. However, being a straight blowback gun (not firing from a locked breech), it limits how powerful a cartridge can be used.

The dumb thing about the Skyfall scene where Bond used the fingerprint gun is he was wearing gloves in the scene where he confronts the sniper. They had to digitally alter his hands to look un-gloved.

A very iconic fire arm indeed great video keep it up!

These are nice shooting guns.

Great video as always Johnny! next you should do the use of dogs throughout warfare (or just their modern uses)

Walther P99 was the first gun I bought out of my pocket. I often conceal carry it.

Gunsmith cats needs more attention

Johnny, thanks for including anime references when you can! It often gets passed by

My dad carried a PPK when he was in the Custom's Service, he didn't like it because it kept cutting his hand when firing it. He later carried a Smith and Wesson automatic. Incidentally I hoped the Major Winter's PPK ended up in a museum somewhere because that will keep it from ever being fired.

My grandpa was given a Walther PP during his work as a U.S. military translator in West Germany, in the 50’s-60’s. It is still in my family’s possession. An absolute delight to shoot, regardless of family value

it's important to add that right after Germany surrendered in 1945, the country was forbidden to manufacture weapons (until 1947 iirc). Walther moved all of its equipment to France near the border, in partnership with Manurhin. All PPs and PPKs manufactured from 46 to 52 iirc were made in France under licence, and also Manurhin made their own too. They equipped a lot of french police and military. Also in Dr No; James Bond is wielding a PP.

And let's not forget that Edward Woodward carried one as "The Equalizer." Such as in the scene where he points his pistol at a bad guy, and simply commands "Remain!"

A Gunsmith Cats reference and firearms history/tech?! Loving this channel, it's definitely earned a new sub!

Gunsmith Cats!!!!

Sobel has a sad story. More should be done to explain the man.

nice gunsmith cats references :^)

I think there is something about a heavy small pistol that is just cool. Not sure how that translates to the screen though...

Next do the Walther P38 - a.k.a. the gun used for G1 Megatron!

Great video; accurate facts and I enjoyed seeing all the movie clips where the gun is used. I have been carrying my own Walther PPK recently, since my Ruger LCP is currently out of service due to a broken spring. The PPK is filling the role of my pocket pistol until I can get the smaller and lighter LCP fixed. It is a great gun overall, just a bit big and heavy for a 7 shot 380 these days.

Brother Mouzone from the Wire also uses the PPK. Great Video btw!

Very pretty , although unpleasant to shoot and often poorly cloned/poorly built new models , blowback pistol.

Ahhhhh, I love seeing Gunsmith Cats make an appearance! I hope we get to see the CZ75 on this channel and see more Gunsmith Cats!

I love gunsmith cats mad uderrated😢

I highly recommend checking out more recent videos of biometric guns

I have the Bersa Thunder which kind of clones the pp series. A very reliable and accurate pistole at budget prices.

Tossing a vote on the MACV-SOG unit, sucks a bit that it's in a few pop cultures, but it blow my mind that the unit was a thing when i was younger. if not then for a weapon i'll go for the M2 Browning HM

The Fact That Megatron Of All Villains In Transformers Used To Transform Into A Walter P38 Is Kinda Hilarious When You Think About It

Some of the Walther pistols remind me a lot of some of the small Beretta pistols. I don't think I've ever fired a Walther myself but I have a fun little Berretta Bobcat. (The Bobcat doesn't really look like a Walther but some of the other Berretta pistols do.) Thanks for another fun and interesting video Johnny.

The names, Clabby, Eamonn Clabby....nice one on 11/11.... We shall remember them...my niece and her husband were at the Royal Albert hall this evening...E...

I appreciated this episode having more lore about the PPK in specific history like BoB and Hitler brain blast as well as having the normal technical and theatrical analysis. Please keep this format, never knew Sobel attempted sewerslide.

"The peepee is fully made out of metal, with plastic grip plates." Not a sentence I expected to hear one day.

The Royal Airforce Still use the Walther PP series designated as the L66A1 and the L47A1

1:35 top 10 best side villian defeats

There was a huge metastudy on efficacy of all pistol calibers (its a famous one that i forget the name of) and it showed that ALL pistol calibers are about equally effective in stopping an attacker in a self defense situation, with the exception of .22 and .25 which were significantly less effective. .380 (or 9 short, whatever you want to call it) is basically the smallest caliber that is commercially available that will stop an attacker. it gets the job done, but holy shit i hate shooting that caliber. i have yet to find a pocket carry 380 that doesn't rip my hand up or feel terrible when shooting it. I can't remember if .32 was in the study i'm thinking of, but i remember .25 was the huge dropoff point, so .32 would have been effective if it was in there.

Great dirty little gun. Thanks Johnny, see ya for the next one.

Since Elvis Presley had a gold PPK/S, I made it a point to get one in my collection, as well as a silver one.

Winters was a major at the end of the war when he accepted the surrendered gun. here is a lot of popularity for the Walther due to the James Bond connection but it has some reliability problems and is prone to stove pipe jambs. A Sig Sauer P-230 looks just like it, has a slightly longer barrel and magazine and looks so like a ppk that I've had people joke "And Englishman with a Walther, what else."

I like your videos, they’re really well done

6:42 That's why I avoid "Smart Guns" like the plague. Honestly, why would anyone trust the Yugo of Modern Firearms with their lives if regular guns are simply better?

Cool one, JJ. Always love the pistol. Don't mess with Rally Vincent from Gunsmith Cats, lol!

Fun fact the PP was also available in .22LR and was bought by the British MOD during The Troubles and issue to the Ulster Defense Force as the L66A1

Thank for making this video

I prefer the Walter PP in 7.65mm rarely jammed and the ammo was imported from west Germany. Until 1997 , the Walther P99 in 9x19 parebellum was the most popular in smaller police units.

Nice to see plenty of Gunsmith Cats fans on this page besides myself.

I've heard they can "bite" the web of skin between thumb and forefinger.I don't speak from experience as I live in the UK ,so mine is sadly a deact.Its such a neat well engineered little piece and they just look really cool and ahead of their time. The PPK's main competitors in the 1930's were the Saur 38h and Mauser HsC neither of which were as compact and concealable as the PPK.Btw any chance of a vid on the Mauser HSC? I don't remember seeing it in many movies, I'd love to see what you can find👍

This was a very nice episode. Thanks. It must have taken some work to make.

I see rally. I click

Since you showed Rally Vincent here, could you make a vid about her "best in the world" handgun, the legendary CZ-75?

It's largely because of James Bond/007 that the Walther PPK became iconic.

My God, was that Sean Bean? First time over heard him talk posh. Always rather admired the fact that he kept his accent mostly.

They are not that good a pistol by modern standards. It’s funny that James Bond was forced to use the 7.65 mm (.32 calibre) PPK. He was previously carrying a .25 calibre Beretta, probably the M418

I cant believe i laughed so hard when he said PP

Gun Smith Cats excellent

thanks internet.... for making me laugh by spelling the 'PP'~ yeah I'm not matured yet

A thing about the german officer surrendering his pistol. European chivalric ediquette suggested that a defeated commanding officer surrender his sword to the victorious officer, who was then espected to allow the defeated to keep it as a sign of respect. My guess is this is why they changed it in band of brothers, to make winters seem more honorable. Note i am not insulting winters. He didnt know the etiquette as he is not european aristocracy.

6:35 training isnt the kind of security that trumps finger print scanners, though. Weird point to make, but otherwise a quality video as always 👌

On a side note when issued either as box set or holster the 2nd magazine does not have the finger extension only the 1 put in the pistol in the box or holster are are not matching serial numbers. The main idea for the smart gun is so none one bar the issued person / owner can use it ie not used against them