REAL Walther tt olympia

[john o]

Howdy yall When my grand daddy died in 98 he left me 3 guns an this is one of them.Its a real walther tt olympia but he lost the weights for it a while ago when he moved from Michigan to Florida in the 70s. Id like to find out where an original weight can be bought and maybe some history and value on it.Id never sell it there isnt enough money in the world im just curious.It doesnt get shot anymore as all the gun guys here advised us not to.Any info is appreciated as i cant find nothing but the chinese copy crap on the internet.Thanks yall

if i can get a better camera i can get pics of the writing in german on the side of it if any1 wants.This gun is a good conversation piece as not many have even herd of it

 

[WardenWolf]

Break-action pellet gun, right? My father has a Walther LP53, which was featured on a number of James Bond movie posters, though not in the actual films. Haven't shot it in years, though. A bit too obnoxious to shoot, what with the heavy break action.

 

[amd6547]

No...an excellent target 22lr.
Why did they say not to shoot it...if I owned that, and given that I would never allow it to leave my families possession...I would get some standard velocity target ammo, maybe get some replacement springs, and shoot it.

 

[Jim Watson]

Is that the .22 Short Rapid Fire model or the Long Rifle?
I would not shoot the Short for fear of breaking its aluminum slide.
I don't know why you would not want to shoot the LR except for the worry of breaking a part you could not replace on any old gun.

I had the Funfkamph with 9" barrel and a bottom dovetail for weights all the way out to the muzzle instead of the frame attachment. It was as accurate as I could hold the small bead sights after being used to large modern 1/8" Patridge. I found that a PP .22 magazine would fit if the floorplate was narrowed to go up in the extension grips. The local gunsmith made a bottom block to match the factory mag out of a broken walnut stock.
Sold it and several other nice .22s like a nitwit; but I had Magnum Fever at the time.

Cost in 1939 was $67.50 for the LR plus $7.50 for a four piece set of weights.
The Short was $87.50 with its single weight included.
Just for comparison, a Woodsman Match Target was $41.50 and the most expensive American handgun of the day, the S&W .357 Magnum, was $80.

Blue Book says a 98% LR is worth $1625 and a Short $2100 but that includes the weights.

I haven't a clue where to find weights for guns discontinued 70 years ago.
But Carl might. Carl's Repair Service is the US contact for old model and target Walthers other than those sold in cahoots with S&W.
http://www.carlwalther.com/page2.htm

 

[john o]

Thanks yall its the lr model as ive shot both outta it when i was younger.Ill get a measurement on the barrel tomorrow.Itll never leave the family and the collector value is down as my grandaddy engraved his name and Germany 1945 in the left side of the wood grip.It was a bring back gun from WW2 along with an ERMA 22lr 98k training rifle which i will try to get pics incase somebody wants to see one

 

[Jim Watson]

It looks like the standard barrel, 7.x inches, probably some even number of millimeters.

A lot of veterans and now their descendants treasure these "bring back guns" but we should think of the degree of gun control represented by an occupying army grabbing .22 target pistols.

 

[TonyT]

Both the 22 Short model with aluminum slide an d the 22 LR model can be shot without fear of wearing them out. I had the post WWII Hammerli-Walther Olympia and it was a great bullseye pistol/ A friend of m ine shot the 22 short model in competition for many years.

 

[amd6547]

"...A lot of veterans and now their descendants treasure these "bring back guns" but we should think of the degree of gun control represented by an occupying army grabbing .22 target pistols..."

Nonsense. My father fought the nazi's in France thru to Germany. He was in an armored cavalry unit which was first into a lot of German towns. They were responsible for posting the surrender proclamation, and collecting all firearms...which were leaned up against a curb and driven over with a Stuart light tank...he mentioned all the fine schutzen style target rifles he saw destroyed.
The allies occupying Germany had a real concern about fighting a German resistance movement post-war.
If you don't think a 22lr target pistol fitted with an improvised suppressor would be suitable a resistance weapon, think again.

To the OP, if you can find the bring back papers for your grandfathers firearms, you should keep them with them.