Walther PPQ | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Germany |
Service history | |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen |
Produced | 2011–2023 |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | 615 g (21.7 oz) (9×19mm Parabellum empty) 695 g (24.5 oz) (9×19mm Parabellum + magazine) 855 g (30.2 oz) (9×19mm Parabellum + loaded magazine with RUAG ACTION 4 cartridges[1]) 625 g (22.0 oz) (.40 S&W empty) 705 g (24.9 oz) (.40 S&W + magazine) 794 g (28.0 oz) (.45 ACP + magazine) |
Length | 180 mm (7.1 in) (9×19mm Parabellum) 184 mm (7.2 in) (.40 S&W) 188 mm (7.4 in) (.45 ACP) |
Barrel length | 102 mm (4.0 in) (9×19mm Parabellum) 106 mm (4.2 in) (.40 S&W) 108 mm (4.3 in) (.45 ACP) |
Width | 34 mm (1.3 in) |
Height | 135 mm (5.3 in) 147 mm (5.8 in) (.45 ACP) |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm .40 S&W .45 ACP |
Action | Short recoil operated, locked breech |
Muzzle velocity | 408 m/s (1,340 ft/s) (9×19mm Parabellum) 344 m/s (1,130 ft/s) (.40 S&W) |
Effective firing range | 50 m (55 yd) (9×19mm Parabellum) |
Feed system | 10, 15 or 17-round detachable box magazine (9×19mm Parabellum) 10, 12 or 14-round box magazine (.40 S&W) 12-round box magazine (.45 ACP) |
Sights | Interchangeable 3-dot iron sight |
The Walther PPQ (German: [ˈvaltɐ], Polizeipistole Quick Defence / Police Pistol Quick Defence) is a semi-automatic pistol developed by the German company Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen of Ulm for law enforcement, security forces and the civilian shooting market as a development of the Walther P99. It is available in 9×19mm Parabellum, 9×21mm, .40 S&W,[2][3][4] and .45 ACP chamberings.
In 2021, Walther announced that they would be discontinuing the PPQ in favor of the new Walther PDP, or Performance Duty Pistol.[5] The PPQ was discontinued at the end of 2023, along with the P99 Final Edition.