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Carl Walther Gmb H Sportwaffen or Walther is a German arms manufacturer. For more than 100 years, Walther made major breakthroughs in the development of pistols. Some are legendary, like the PPK and the P99 – both pistols carried by the fictional character James Bond – and the P38, the standard-issue sidearm of the German military in World War II.
History
The firm was founded in 1886 by Carl Walther in Zella-Mehlis, Hesse but today Thuringia. The company originally manufactured hunting and target rifles. It was not until 1908 that, under the initiative of Fritz Walther, the oldest son of Carl Walther, they began to make pistols. Models 1 through 9 were in calibers 6.35 and 7.65. In 1929 they began to make the popular "police pistols" or PP models. This was followed in 1931 by the first of the PP Ks (Polizeipistole, Kriminalmodell). The PP models were the first mass produced pistols with stamped parts, but the high quality of production made them a favorite to replace the P-08 Luger. In 1938 the German Reich awarded the contract for that replacement to Walther for the 9mm P38 with a weight of 960 g.
After World War II, Walther was reduced to just a collection of designs and patents. But Fritz Walther started anew and began manufacturing in Ulm in southern Germany. The company resumed production of the P38 (renamed as the P1) in 1957 in order to equip the new West German Army, the Bundeswehr, with sidearms. When Fritz Walther died in December 1966, his son, Karl-Heinz, took over the company, which then concentrated on the sports sector and the introduction of new technologies. In 1993 the Walther firm was acquired by Umarex of Arnsberg, who continued to manufacture under the Walther name in Ulm and Arnsberg.
Handguns:
Walther PP/PPK
- Walther PP/PPK
- Walther P38
- Walther TPH
- Walther P1
- Walther P4
- Walther PP Super
- Walther P5/Compact
- Walther P88/Compact
Walther P99
- Walther P99
- Walther P22
- Walther PPS
Submachineguns:
- Walther MPL
- Walther MPK
- Walther MPSD
Rifles:
Walther WA 2000
- Gewehr 41
- Gewehr 43
- Walther G22
- Walther WA 2000
OC Characters that uses the Walther Firearms in Fanficts:
Felix and Francesca both used Walther Firearms in SWA Beginnings Story Line by Elfen Magix and Boomer Gonzales.
Monty uses a late-60's vintage, Ulm stamped PPK with black grips as her primary weapon. The gun is chambered for 7.65mm Browning ammunition and is often portrayed with a screw-in silencer.
