Does S&W still own Walther?

[wildenout]

Do they? Or who does now? I am trying to find it on the Google machine and coming up empty.

 

[4506517]

I think they only partnered with them. I could be wrong, but I think they partnered to import and give Walther a route into the US market.

 

[Mydogmax]

S&W never owned Walther. They had a partnership agreement for Smith to manufacture the PPK and Walther to manufacture the M&P 22. Many articles out there on the subject. Here's one frm 2012. http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/06/daniel-zimmerman/walther-splits-smith-wesson-mostly/

 

[JohnK]

I have had an ongoing thing with S & W, concerning my faulty P22. (faulty magazines, and extractor)

This has been going on for about a year.

In the last month, in an attempt to obtain a proper extractor, S & W informed me, that Walther was now responsible for all warranty issues on the P22.

I contacted Walther, and was able to obtain the extractor from them.

 

[Linejudgemick]

Walther Arms now owns and operates its own U.S. importing and customer service facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas. My PPS has the Walther Arms import stamp rather than Smith & Wesson. Before that, Smith & Wesson was the sole importer for Walther and they had agreements in place regarding importation and manufacturing. The last I knew, they still have manufacturing agreements where Walther manufacturers the M&P22 for Smith & Wesson and they manufacture the PPK for Walther. However these last remaining agreements may be ending soon, if they haven't already.

 

[wildenout]

Looks like it is it's own entity now, I just found it. I have 2 Walther's I'm looking at, I really wanted the Blued version (a LGS has it new for $629) but my Gun buddy has a new stainless for $590...I am seriously torn.