Walther

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Carl Walther GmbH
Type of Company Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH)
Founded Originally founded 1886 in Zella-Mehlis; Factory destroyed in World War II; New corporation founded in 1953 in Ulm
Headquarters Ulm, Germany
Key people Carl Walther, Fritz Walther
Industry Defense
Products Firearms, weapons
Website www.carl-walther.de

Carl Walther GmbH 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 of choice for the fictional character James Bond — and the P38, often used by Nazi movie villains.

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[edit] Pronunciation of the name Walther

In German, w sounds like /v/ and th sounds like /t/. However, it is common for English speakers not familiar with German phonology to pronounce the w and th in the usual English manner. (As for the -er ending, both German and English have several typical variations, depending on the speaker's regional accent.)

[edit] Products

[edit] Handguns

[edit] Sport

[edit] Defence

[edit] Submachineguns

[edit] Rifles

[edit] Knives

Walther makes a line of tactical knives.

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