Carl Walther graduated in gunsmithing, married the daughter of a revolver maker and ran a sporting and service weapon shop from 1886. Carl's eldest son and designer Fritz Walther designed the legendary Walther PP in 1929. The Polizei-Pistol was chambered in the popular 7.65 mm calibre and is still synonymous with perfection.
Subsequently, a smaller version was created for concealed carry for civilians. Even James Bond himself owned a Walther PPK, the Polizei-Pistole Kriminalmodell. The company also supplied the German shooters for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. The result was the Walther Olympia, whose successors are among the top of the line.
Today, the brand produces modern sporting and service pistols. It is part of the Umarex group, which subsequently offers airsoft and gas versions. Walther's latest innovation are LGV guns with their own recoil reduction system. This consists not just of a conventional rubber stock pad, but springs, pistons and dampers incorporated into the airgun.