Etienne, the site of Manurhin's production facility the French proof house. Other subtle markings may- or may not!- refer to Manurhin and/or Ste. WALTHER" marking in the slide legend and a "MADE IN FRANCE" or simply "FRANCE" marking on the frame. In the mid-1950's, Interarms became Walther's US importer, and began importing Manurhin-made, French-proofed pistols, but with a Walther banner instead of the Manurhin trademark for promotional reasons, and a noticeable but not too prominent "EX. BY WALTHER" statement in the slide legend denoting that the pistols were made under license. Early pistols had very prominent Manurhin markings, including a prominent circular trademark, and a "LIC. When production restarted in the late 1940s, Manurhin assembled entire finished pistols, as Walther did not have a functional plant yet their previous plant wound up on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain. :)īetween the end of WWII and the mid 1980's (IIRC), all European-made PP-series pistols consisted of French-made components from Manurhin. There is NO truth in advertising etc etc in Europe.Īctually, it depends on how you define "made". THis includes all of the pistols with the Walther banner and marked 'MADE IN GERMANY'. MANURHIN made all-ALL!!!-of the walther PP, PPK, and PPKs pistols after WWII up until the late 1970's.
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