Walther P88 Compact?

[paulsj]

Condition 95%-97% one magazine CAI re-import of Interarms $1199. To me it looks like Gen III S&W, Daewoo, Serbian Scorpion or Slovenian Rex. As I recall they were priced at about $1500 when last sold new. What makes them so special? Thanks.

 

[tarosean]

Craftsmanship from a bygone era.
Not very many in the USA and decades later its still one of the best wonder 9's ever made.

 

[Snowdog]

I don't know much about the P88 but read up on it after purchasing a Bersa UC9 several years for cheap. It's very reliable and accurate. It's one of the few pistols I have that has never experienced a hangup. The Bersa is no Walther of course, however I understand the P88 inspired the Bersa Thunder 9 (and the compact UC version). Some go as far as calling it a copy.

 

[94045]

A retired CSM (82nd Airborne, 3rd Infantry) I knew had 3 personally owned handguns, a Walther P38 (Uncle's War Trophy) he got permission to carry in Korea and Vietnam, a S&W M29 (held for evidence after shooting a home invader) and a P88 he bought to carry while his M29 was held. In his opinion it was a very well made pistol and a worthy successor to the P38.

That and the few times I examined it are about all I can tell you. It was very accurate according to the SM.

 

[NDMarksman]

My favorite shooter out of several dozen to choose from is the P88C. Extremely well made, extremely accurate, trigger is unsurpassed for a factory military design, and it has gone bang with anything I feed it. Nuff said......... BTW, it gets cc'd a lot !!!!

 

[Ernie Bass]

I would love to own that classic. And yes shooting them is a piece of heaven. Out of my budget however. One gun I do own is the CP88 which is notorious for a fine shooting air Pistol. I own many but this is my favorite. Also a favorite in Europe for Iron Plate shooting. Great DA trigger. They run somewhere around $2-250.00. A very serious build quality.
Congrats Sir, you own a might fine pistol.

My Walther CP88 Rifled barrel air Pistol Replica. (also have the extened target barrel)

 

[jsbethel]

I bought my P88C in 1995 NIB for $800 after lusting over it in the 94 Interarms catalog . I remember my excitement in seeing the ad in Shotgun News for a dealer that actually had them in stock. I replaced the Clinton-era 10rd magazines from a source in Germany for around $30 each. I bought a nice LNIB P88 in 2008 for $900 but found (like some others) that it didn't really compare favorably with the compact model from an ergonomic standpoint. Both have always been 100% reliable - I still have both pistols.