[AnAmericanMother]

Sweet! That's before they changed the barrel for the American market. A little holster wear on the muzzle, but it looks like it's in prime condition for its vintage! (I haven't got any unused firearms ... I keep no cats that catch no mice!)

I have always felt that the recoil in the PPK/S was unpleasant compared to my .45s . . . a function of the lighter weight of the pistol itself, I'm sure. Of course, there's something to be said for the old dinosaurs like my .455 Webley Mark VI -- when you run out of ammo you can knock your adversary cold with the thing. It must weigh 3 pounds empty. As a result it has no recoil, so you wouldn't know you had fired it (except for the 2 foot jet of orange flame at the muzzle, the flames jetting out sideways from the forcing cone, and the very loud BOOM! Talk about turning heads at the range . . . somebody down the line yelled, "Is that a Casull?" I was flattered. I think.)

[Vigilantcitizen]

I hate to admit this, but I have smallish hands. However, I had no problem rapidly placing all 5 rounds into a one gallon paint can from 25 yards with a one hand grip. I felt the recoil of the walther was very negligible compared to other pistols of the same size/caliber.

" Of course, there's something to be said for the old dinosaurs like my .455 Webley Mark VI -- when you run out of ammo you can knock your adversary cold with the thing. It must weigh 3 pounds empty. As a result it has no recoil, so you wouldn't know you had fired it (except for the 2 foot jet of orange flame at the muzzle, the flames jetting out sideways from the forcing cone, and the very loud BOOM! Talk about turning heads at the range . . . somebody down the line yelled, "Is that a Casull?" I was flattered. I think.)

As well you should have been flattered...The friend that owns the ppk also has an old winchester lever action .44-480.(Think Chuck Conners rifleman)It makes a tremendous noise when fired but is relatively tame recoil wise.