

The magazine release is of a different design than most semiautomatic pistols sold in the United States.

There is a slide mounted, thumb operated, ambidextrous safety and an external hammer. Magazine capacity is 10 rounds and is a single-stack design. 380 ACP caliber compact pistol, but is somewhat smaller. The Walther P22's exterior design very closely resembles the Walther PK380, a. The P22 Anthracite/Brushed Chrome mates an anthracite (marbled grey) frame with a brushed chrome finish on the slide. The P22 Military has an olive drab frame combined with the standard black slide. The P22 Nickel has the same black frame with a nickel-finished slide. The P22 Black is the standard model with a black frame and blued slide. These combination packages are no longer available directly from the manufacturer, but to make up for this, some dealers do sell a discounted package with both barrels.Ĭolor options from the factory are numerous. The barrels are easily interchangeable between the two models, and packages that included both barrels were in the past offered directly from Walther. The standard Walther P22 has a 3.4″ (87 mm) barrel, while the Walther P22 Target has a 5.0″ (127 mm) barrel with a barrel mounted weight compensator that matches the profile of the slide. There are two separate models of this handgun. Distribution in the United States is by Walther America, a joint venture with the Smith & Wesson Company. The Walther P22 is a semiautomatic pistol manufactured in Germany by Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen.
