They're made in the U.S. by Smith & Wesson. The original Walther and those sold overseas are made in Germany.
I should say, though, it's possible that this problem was observed once in however many thousand pistols were manufactured, and the company is playing it safe.
The pistols were on the California "safe" list, FWIW.
- Jim
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- Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:27 pm
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Re: Walther PPK PPK/S recall
Here's the official press release:
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/ ... onId=10506" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Jim
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They fix it free and pay shipping both ways.Smith & Wesson has identified a condition that may exist in certain PPK and PPK/S pistols which may permit a round to be discharged without the trigger being pulled. When the manual safety is disengaged, Smith & Wesson’s Product Engineering Group has determined that the possibility exists in certain firearms that lowering the hammer may cause a chambered round to fire.
- Jim