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TOOLS AND FLASHLIGHTS
At IWA 2015 Umarex unveiled a complete new
range of knives, tools and flashlights under their
“Walther Pro” brand. We’ve been testing three
models of these and now share our findings.
A few years ago now I was given a folding knife from the
“Walther” range to test and although it was okay, it was just
“okay” although the price was pretty keen. You can imagine
I’m sure that with this experience in the back of my mind I was
somewhat sceptical when the new Walther “Pro” range was
presented to me in Germany. The range was comprehensive to
say the least, but were the new models any better than the old?
I was told at the show that Umarex had gone back to the
drawing board with the new Walther “Pro” range and that they
had spent a great deal of time, research, and money on getting
things right this time , even to the point of recruiting a whole
new team of seasoned industry experts to work on the range.
New elements, materials and processes had been sought out
and set up; for instance the steel in the new knives and tools is
very high quality, not a mass produced product and the design
so good that the latest versions had to be distinguished from
the regular Walther brand. Walther Pro was designed from the
ground up with this in mind; it costs slightly more than the
regular Walther kit but the quality does warrant that and prices
are not so high that it takes the new models out of reach.
ARMEX, the UK distributor for the Walther Pro range, were so
confident in the new models that even after expressing