![]() ![]() In fact, there’s nothing about the LP53 that doesn’t look right, which is why the movie posters for early James Bond films show him holding an air pistol instead of his service PPK. The trigger blade is thin and elegant – looking exactly like a firearm trigger. The early pistols had a beavertail extension that curved down over the web of the hand later guns also had an extension, but it was straight. The LP53 is all metal with beautifully formed plastic grip panels. Walther’s model 1936 Olympia II target pistol won gold in the 1936 Olympic Games. This Walther Olympia II is a bare-bones pistol with a straight backstrap. 22 LR model 1936 Olympia II target pistol, and it used a spring piston to compress the air. When you look at the pistol, you wonder where the spring and the piston could be, but they are tucked away inside the pistol grip. 177 target pistol. It copied the lines of their famous. The LP53 (LP stands for luft pistole – German for air pistol) was Walther’s early (1953-1983) attempt at making a. ![]() Today we start looking at the Walther LP53 target pistol. The Blue Book of Airguns, 13th Edition, will ship soon. A lot has been added and a lot has been corrected. The 13th edition is 1008 pages - up from 840 pages in the 12 edition. I welcome additional inquiries or photo requests.īuyer must use USPS Postal Service Money Order to pay for pistol.Walther’s LP53 was their first attempt at a target air pistol. The iconic Walther LP53 pistol with serial number 054159 used by Sean Connery in publicity shots for four James Bond films from 1 including “From Russia With Love” and in 2010 was sold for $431,840 at Christie’s London auction house. 177 caliber pellets and a full vintage tin of Milbro “Caledonian” 200. This is a rare find in this condition with all the original accessories as described in the user manual.Īlso included are a nearly full, vintage canister of Crosman SuperPells with 500. The original cardboard box top shows some wear on corner edges and has a minor tear on the inside of box top. The pistol and its accessories are in mint condition. I inherited the pistol from my father in 1988 and have never fired it. The accessories include the user manual, plastic sleeve for the user manual, two spare front sight elements and two rear sight blades, wooden cocking ball, and cleaning rod. West Germany produced the air pistol between 19 and used them to train their Olympic team. Description: A Walther LP 53 Air Pistol caliber 4.5 mm (.177), serial number 070950, with original accessories and cardboard box. ![]()
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