The Walther P99 was released in 1996 with the standard P99 AS model, which was the main model that Magnum Research used to produce licensed copies of the pistol for import into the US. It wasn’t until 2004 that all the P-38’s were phased out of the German army in favor of the P8, which is similar to the H&K USP9. The company resumed production of the P-38 for the new West German Army in 1957. After WW2, Walther was all but shattered until Fritz Walther, Carl Walther’s son, started the company back up in 1953. It wasn’t until 1938 that Walther got their first big contract through the Third Reich to make the P-38 to replace the P-08 Luger. The PPK was offered in a variety of calibers to include. Soon after in 1931, the PPK(Police Pistol Detective) models were released.
In 1929, the ever popular PP(Police Pistol) model was developed. The company started making pistols in 1908, and started getting a name for itself when their Walther Model 1 Pistols became popular in WW1. These little pocket pistols were striker fired and chambered in 6.35 MM, and were apparently very commonly found in the pockets of German Officers.
Walther has been around since 1886 when Carl Walther started the company making rifles. The P99, in my opinion, is a supreme example of high-quality German production that will last for decades and even long after we are gone. The pistol came into being in the early 1990s and still holds it’s own against other big manufacturers. The Walther P99 is a German original that is still running strong in the German police forces after 20 years.
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