Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this German-made post-war semi-auto pistol today for a penny start auction; this is the Walther Model TP!
The TP model was a homage to the Walther Models 8&9 of the pre-war era but made out of more modern alloys. They are relatively rare and are seldom offered for sale!
Manufacturer: Walther
Model: TP
Serial: 006577
Date of Manufacture: 1968
Caliber: 6.35mm (.25 ACP)
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 2.6"
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Black Checkered Synthetic with Walther Banner and Walther Medallions
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
In 1908, Walther introduced the Model 1, a striker-fired 6+1-shot .25 ACP with a recoil spring coiled around the 2.1-inch barrel. The Model 1 was often described in Central Europe as a "taschen pistole" or pocket pistol. It proved successful enough that the gun was produced in a variety of upgraded variants that ended with the Walther Model 9, which was a staple of the company almost up until the Zella-Mehlis factory was occupied by the Allies in 1945.
After World War II, with the country divided into communist East and free West Germany and Walther's old factory left behind the "Iron Curtain" in the former, the company relocated to the latter and set up a new factory in Ulm in 1950. Once the limits were removed, Walther returned to production with an updated version of the pre-1945 Model 9. The new gun, the TP, was chambered in either .22 LR or .25 ACP and was marketed as Taschen Pistole, due to its size. Another competing design was introduced, the Taschen Pistole Hahn (Pocket Pistol, Hammer) or TPH, which was essentially a downsized Walther PPK chambered in .22 LR and .25 ACP.
However, due to import restrictions on handguns in the US, both the TP and TPH encountered marketing problems. As a result, by 1971, the earlier gun was out of production. In the end, Walther TPs were produced in small numbers, with just about 11,250 .25 ACP variants leaving the factory. Nonetheless, the Walther TP is an interesting piece of firearms history that has ties to Walther's first entry into the handgun market and its rebirth after WWII.
Contents:
This example will ship with a Precision Gunsprings recoil spring pictured above!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: TP
Serial: 006577
Date of Manufacture: 1968
Caliber: 6.35mm (.25 ACP)
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 2.6"
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Black Checkered Synthetic with Walther Banner and Walther Medallions
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Carl Walther and his son Fritz established the Walther company in 1886 in Zella-Mehlis, Germany. Initially, the company crafted highly accurate schuetzen competition rifles. However, Fritz Walther returned to the company from an apprenticeship at DWM, and he urged the older Walther to move in the direction of producing then-novel semi-auto pistols. This led to a flurry of new patents for small, blowback-action semi-auto handguns with fixed barrels.
In 1908, Walther introduced the Model 1, a striker-fired 6+1-shot .25 ACP with a recoil spring coiled around the 2.1-inch barrel. The Model 1 was often described in Central Europe as a "taschen pistole" or pocket pistol. It proved successful enough that the gun was produced in a variety of upgraded variants that ended with the Walther Model 9, which was a staple of the company almost up until the Zella-Mehlis factory was occupied by the Allies in 1945.
After World War II, with the country divided into communist East and free West Germany and Walther's old factory left behind the "Iron Curtain" in the former, the company relocated to the latter and set up a new factory in Ulm in 1950. Once the limits were removed, Walther returned to production with an updated version of the pre-1945 Model 9. The new gun, the TP, was chambered in either .22 LR or .25 ACP and was marketed as Taschen Pistole, due to its size. Another competing design was introduced, the Taschen Pistole Hahn (Pocket Pistol, Hammer) or TPH, which was essentially a downsized Walther PPK chambered in .22 LR and .25 ACP.
However, due to import restrictions on handguns in the US, both the TP and TPH encountered marketing problems. As a result, by 1971, the earlier gun was out of production. In the end, Walther TPs were produced in small numbers, with just about 11,250 .25 ACP variants leaving the factory. Nonetheless, the Walther TP is an interesting piece of firearms history that has ties to Walther's first entry into the handgun market and its rebirth after WWII.
Contents:
This example will ship with a Precision Gunsprings recoil spring pictured above!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
Handgun Standard Shipping $50.00
Long Gun Standard Shipping $70.00
Any orders placed with magazines that are not compliant with your state, county, or city regulations will not ship with your order.
