What key details about carl walther can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: '' not to be confused with the american lutheran evangelist , c. f. w. walther . '' carl wilhelm freund walther -lrb- 22 november 1858 -- 9 july 1915 -rrb- was a german gunsmith from zella-mehlis , saxe-coburg and gotha , who founded the firm of carl walther gmbh sportwaffen , generally known as walther , in 1886 . carl walther 's father , august theodor albert walther , was a brass and iron caster . his mother , rosalie wilhelmine amalie pistor , came from the gunsmith family of pistor , and was the daughter of william pistor . carl walther studied under gunsmith willibald barthelmes , and later under albin schneider . he worked making mauser rifles for the jopp company in zella-mehlis . in the fall of 1886 he opened his own gunshop in zella-mehlis and soon hired additional workmen to meet the demand for the sports rifles he made . in 1888 , he married minna georgine pickert , the daughter of the revolver manufacturer christian friedrich pickert , and they had five sons . in 1903 , after three of his sons entered the firm , the focus turned to the production of pistols . in 1908 carl walther together with fritz walther , his the eldest son , designed and produced the first usable german self-loading pistol . fritz walther took over the management of the firm after his father 's death in 1915 .
- birth name is carl wilhelm freund walther- death date is 09 july 1915- spouse is minna georgine pickert- birth date is 22 november 1858- name is carl wilhelm freund walther- occupation is gunsmith , industrialist