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Just after WWII Walther had the critical production plans for all the Walther firearms, but no plant.
Their plant was at Zella Melis, and what was left after the bombing, wound up in Russia's hands.
Until the mid-1950's, Walther had all the Walther guns made by Manurhin in France, but as soon as they got a new plant built at Ulm, they took all production back, except for the PP series pistols.
The deal with the French on the PP guns was so good that Walther just decided to leave the PP situation as is.
Since the 50's Walther has made all their own firearms at Ulm.
They have made some production deals like the Interarms and now S&W collaboration.
Primarily, these are to keep the cost of Walther guns down here in America, which IS world's big commercial and police gun market.
Walther/Interarms did produce the PP series in .32 ACP.
These are not too common, due to the market preference for the .380.
The .32 production was just before Interarms went out of business.
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