▁November ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁– ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁gun sm ith ▁from ▁Z ella - Me hl is , ▁Sax e - C ob urg ▁and ▁Goth a , ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁founded ▁the ▁firm ▁of ▁Carl ▁Wal ther ▁GmbH , ▁generally ▁known ▁as ▁Wal ther . ▁ ▁Carl ▁Wal ther ' s ▁father , ▁August ▁The odor ▁Albert ▁Wal ther , ▁was ▁a ▁br ass ▁and ▁iron ▁c aster . ▁ ▁His ▁mother , ▁Ros al ie ▁Wilhelm ine ▁Am al ie ▁P istor , ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁gun sm ith ▁family ▁of ▁P istor , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁William ▁P istor . ▁ ▁Carl ▁Wal ther ▁studied ▁under ▁gun sm ith ▁Will ib ald ▁Bar th el mes , ▁and ▁later ▁under ▁Al bin ▁Schne ider . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Jo pp ▁company ▁in ▁Z ella - Me hl is , ▁making ▁M aus er ▁rif les . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁he ▁opened ▁his ▁own ▁gun shop ▁in ▁Z ella - Me hl is ▁and ▁soon ▁h ired ▁additional ▁work men ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁sport ing ▁rif les ▁he ▁made . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁he ▁married ▁Min na ▁Georg ine ▁Pick ert , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁revol ver ▁manufact urer ▁Christian ▁Friedrich ▁Pick ert , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁five ▁sons . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3