Lothar Walther

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Carl Lothar Walther (born May 3, 1899 in Erfurt ; † 1983 ) was a German manufacturer in precision tool making and sports marksmen .

Carl Lothar Walther was the youngest of five sons of Carl Walther , the founder of the Walther pistol factory (now Carl Walther Sportwaffen ). In 1925 he founded Lothar Walther Feinwerkzeugbau GmbH in Zella-Mehlis (Thuringia). The company specialized in the cold forming of metals and manufactured non-cutting drawn (cold extruded) barrels for firearms .

Walther was a member of the German national pistol shooter team in the 1930s and won the bronze medal with it at the 1939 World Championships.

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