These guns are then marked "Made in Germany." Walther stamps its own name on the slides, blues them and fits grips of The guns are proofed in Germany and so stamped.
The pistols are then shipped with the slides in the white to Virtually all the actual manufacturing operations have been performed by
Later the "Mark II" designation was dropped and "Made inĪccording to Manurhin representatives, the situation concerning theĮuropean-made post-WWII Walther PPS, PPKs and PPK/Ses has been this: Today's Interarms) as the "Walther Mark II." A few years Pistols were brought to the USA by Interarmco (the predecessor of Walther name, began purchasing guns from Manurhin. Walther, desiring to market these pistols under the famous Restored, and Carl Walther resumed business operations in Ulm, West Manurhin PPs and PPKs were imported to America under their own nameįor a few years in the mid-1950s. Machinery for small arms ammo and cannon shells, as well as bottling It is the world's largest manufacturer of loading Located in Mulhouse in the province of Alsace, so oftenĭisputed between France and Germany, Manurhin is primarily a maker of
Handguns are only a small part of this firm's total Yet there was a demand worldwide forĪs a result, Walther entered into an agreement with the largeįrench industrial firm of Manurhin to manufacture these pistols of hisĭesign under license, and production commenced in 1952. Germany was broken and forbidden by the victorious occupying powersįrom manufacturing firearms. Probably the premier pocket and police (by European standards) pistols Themselves during the pre-war era and in the course of World War II as Highly succeful double-action design, but they had also established Walther's PP and PPK auto pistols were not only the first Western zone, barely ahead of the advancing hordes of the East. Carl Walther was forced to abandon his plant and flee to the With the Yalta agreements, they turned the area over to the Sovietįroces. Site of the Carl Walther Waffenfabrik, located. Overrun the German region of Thuringia, where Zella-Mehlis, the original Goes back to the days just after World War II. The story of Manurhin's involvement in handgan manufacture Was almost completely manufactured by this French firm. Without having been aware of the fact, already own an auto pistol that Unfamiliar to most readers, but there's some chance that you may, The name "Manurhin" on a handgun may be somewhat The handguns of Manurhin." Retrieved from
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