25 caliber pistol in 1910 or possibly 1911, later christened the Model 1. The Walther Company began manufacturing its first. 32 was designated the Venus-Pistole and had its recoil spring mounted over the barrel, like the 1900 Browning. These two guns gained worldwide attention, and almost everyone in the firearms industry began to design pistols for the two cartridges, hoping to cash in on the success and popularity of the Browning guns and cartridges.īy 1908, Carl and his son Fritz had produced prototypes of both a. In 1906, FN began production of a 6.35mm Browning (.25 A.C.P.) pistol, which was the first true “vest pocket” semi-automatic pistol. The 1900 FN Browning was the first commercially successful “pocket” self-loading pistol. Though the Bergmann, Mannlicher, and Mauser pistols preceded it, they were primarily In late 1899, the first 7.65mm Browning (.32 A.C.P.) pistol was manufactured by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium, and became known as the Model 1900. Three of Carl’sįive sons, Fritz, Georg, and Hans Erich, took over the family business after the death of their father in 1915. (The town was renamed Zella-Mehlis afterġ919.) The company manufactured rifles and shotguns that were hand fitted, and quickly gained a reputation for superior quality that has remained associated with the Walther name to this day. Blasii, Thuringia, a traditional metalworking and weapon-making area in Central Germany. The Walther Company was founded in 1886 by Carl Walther in the town of Zella St.
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