Walther’s PPK is best known to a vast majority of people as the trusty sidearm of James Bond, although in the beginning the master spy was under-gunned with a diminutive .25-cal. Beretta.

In this Defense Journal, we examine the real life history behind Bond's weapon of choice: the Walther PPK.

The Walther PPK helped introduce a number of technical features that quickly migrated throughout the industry to make it the most copied gun in the world.

Before the Walther PP and PPK became iconic handguns, there was another highly regarded pistol from Walther: the Model 4.

The Walther PPK/S, which I review here, is a variation of the Walther PP combined with the Walther PPK. The original Walther PP is the largest variant with a 3.9” barrel and a height of 4.3”.