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S&W & Walther.
is there a connection between S&W & walther?
i happened on the walther forum looking for info. on their PPK .380, & saw some references to S&W & walther from a member there having issues with a PPK pistol.
someone on the forum suggested she contact S&W.
is there a connection or did i miss something?
thanx,
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S&W is the primary importer of Walther products (though not the only one apparently).
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Hi Trailblazer, They are in a panternship arrangement of some kind. S&W imports the Walthers. You will see both names on some of the handguns.
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S&W is the primary importer of Walther products (though not the only one apparently).
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is there also a connection with Interarms?
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I don't know on that one ?????????????
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I don't know on that one ?????????????
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thanx b52...i like the USAF wings.
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03-01-2010, 10:35 PM
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B52, please check your pm-thanks!
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Interarms imported Walther pistols until 1999 when the company went out of business.
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Ah man ... you guys messed it up. We had an all Air Force thread going ... lol.
This is another Walther importer: http://www.carlwalther.com/
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Also, there are some pistols owned and licensed by Walther, but for some reason they aren't or can't be imported (not sure which) and they're being manufactured by the S&W Springfield plant.
Those pistols are marked as "Walther by Smith & Wesson" if I remember correctly.
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Notice the shipping addresses for warranty work for both Smith & Walther. They look??? Well???? Kind of like the same address!
Hmmm. Veddy interesting! Veddy interesting, indeed!
Ve have vays of making them talk! LOL!
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I forgot to mention.
My wife just bought a Walther PPS and it has both the Smith and the Walther logo's on it. It was made in Germany.
It's an excellent pistol, no matter who made it.
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Notice the shipping addresses for warranty work for both Smith & Walther. They look??? Well???? Kind of like the same address!
Hmmm. Veddy interesting! Veddy interesting, indeed!
Ve have vays of making them talk! LOL!
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They are the same. When the sear block failed on my Walther P99 I sent it back to S&W. Despite the official warranty from Walther only being one year, the gun being a 2002 model, and my having purchased it used, S&W replaced the sear block at no charge.
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The sw99 and p99 are virtually idential. Smith and Walther collaborated on the development of this polymer frame (made by Walther in Germany) and stainless slide/barrel made by s&w. Just how much more they are in bed together I don't know. The sw99 gave way to the M&P series. I have had both in .40 cal; both are great guns, but I think the M&P is better.
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which leads to my next question. evidently S&W does not feel walthers are direct competion, else, why would the market a competing line of pistols?
is the any advantage to owning a walther?
good info as usual guys...thanx.
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