They were made in France under license from Walther
After the war using as many surplus parts as possible. I have heard varying stories about the quality of such pieces from excellent commercial quality to "just thrown together" and I have never examined one except through a glass case at a gunshow. Since my interests are primarily WW2 and previous, they really didn't interest me. In the late 60's and early '70s Interarms imported P1's made in Germany (Neu Ulm)that had an aluminum frame. They were one of the lightest 9mm handguns I had ever held. I had a friend in '66 that had one of those including a .22cal conversion kit. The 9mm shot pretty well for a double action trigger, but the .22 cal conversion was like lightning in that it never seemed to strike twice in the same place.
The swastika stamp may have been a leftover from war produced and proofed parts, or may have been falsified by an importer to improve the sales potential as some have speculated.
-John
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