Waffenfabrik Solothurn
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| Industry | Armament manufacturing |
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| Predecessor | Patronenfabrik Solothurn AG |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Defunct | 1949 |
| Headquarters | Zuchwil (SO), Switzerland |
Key people | Fritz Mandl Hermann Obrecht |
Waffenfabrik Solothurn Aktiengesellschaft (English: War Material Manufacturing Company Solothurn[1]) abbreviated as WFS was a Swiss armament manufacturing company based in Zuchwil, Switzerland. Established in 1929 as an Austrian-German joint venture between industrialist Fritz Mandl and the Rheinmetall concern, it existed until it was liquidated in 1949.[2][3][4]