Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) | |
Industry | Firearms, Sporting Goods, Defense |
Founded | Founded 1886; Factory destroyed in World War II New corporation founded in 1953 |
Founder | Carl Walther |
Headquarters | Ulm and Arnsberg, Germany |
Key people
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Wulf-Heinz Pflaumer, President of PW Group, Karl Heinz-Luther, Vice President Carl Walther GMBH |
Products |
Firearms and accessories |
Number of employees
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280 (Ulm) |
Parent | PW Group |
Subsidiaries | Walther Arms, Inc. Fort Smith Arkansas, USA |
Website |
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Coordinates: 48°27′07″N 9°58′21″E / 48.45185°N 9.97254°E
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Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen German pronunciation: [kaʁl ˈvaltɐ ˈgeˈɛmˈbeˈha ˈʃpɔʁtvafn̩], or simply Walther, is a German arms manufacturer. For more than 100 years, Walther has manufactured firearms and air guns at their facility in Germany. Carl Walther Sportwaffen is a subsidiary of the PW Group. Walther Arms, Inc. is the USA representative for Walther business and is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
The correct pronunciation of Walther is [ˈvaltɐ] like the English word vaulter. In German, w sounds like /v/, th sounds like /t/, and a is an open front vowel similar to the u in ugly. However, it is common for English speakers not familiar with German phonology to pronounce the name as /ˈwɔːltər/.