I think the Kimel's were assembled in the USA from parts mainly made in Germany to get around the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the rising value of the Deutschmark. They probably had to make, or finish up, parts of it here to qualify it as "Made in USA" instead of '"Imported from West Germany".
(I remember reading, about 20 or 30 years ago, that Stanley screwdrivers marked "Made in USA" were actually made in Taiwan except for heat treating and final polishing, or something like that. Stanley wanted to do the heat treating in Taiwan, IIRC, and still mark them made in USA. They were fighting with some US government regulatory agency about it. Or is this an urban legend?)