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After World War I, the East German Stella Mehlis plant was not under German control anymore. Walther was prohibited from producing guns after the Second World War. This model first came out in 1929(PP) and 1931(PPK), but after WW2 Walther were not allowed to manufacture pistols until 1955. To keep the very popular Walther brand going, they licensed production to a manufacturer in France called Manurhin. Manurhin made Walther pistols under license but did not put their own Manurhin logo on the guns. After Walther was able to begin manufacturing again, Manurhin began to produce pistols using the Walther design but then put their own Manurhin logo on the guns. Manurhin continued to produce Walther designed pistols until 1985. Manurhin began by making the original German Walther PP and PPK designs, but this later "Sport" version was developed by Manurhin from the basic PP auto. The Manurhin was identical to the original double action Walthers and where excellently finished. These pistols were double action designs with a safety catch that turn away when activated. The recoil spring is located around the fixed barrel like some of the early Walther designs and there were a loaded chamber indicator. These pistols were very robust with an excellent design and were copied by many other companies and inspired others like: the Makarov, FEG PA-63, Sauer 38H, CZ50, Mauser HSc, SIG P230. The Manurhins are not as common as the Walthers made in Ulm after WW2 and are becoming as collectable, as the Walthers made in Stella Mehlis before WW1.

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