Walther TP

[Schipperke]

Anyone familiar with this 25acp? Seems rare. Value?

 

[308Scout]

A bit of it's history below. Seems fairly uncommon. No clue as to value.

In the end, with a production that only ran a decade at best, Walther TPs were made in small numbers with Stefan Klein at the Unblinking Eye estimating that only about 11,250 .25 ACP variants left the factory.

1960s Curiosity: The Scarce Walther TP Pistol :: Guns.com

Carl Walther and his son, Fritz, created the company's first semiautomatic pistol in 1908 and the basic layout of that gun survived into the 1960s as the Walther TP.

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Walther TP

 

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[teratos]

Anyone familiar with this 25acp? Seems rare. Value?

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[outrider58]

Welcome back C!

 

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[teratos]

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[Bob A]

Pretty pricey. I only ever saw one in the wild, at Alexandria's Potomac Arms back in the 1970s. Cute, but for 25acp I'd prefer a nice old Colt 1908 or Baby Browning. For value, I'd guess you'd be lucky to find one under 1500. I understand they were also made in 22 cal, but those are unobtanium.

The TPHs are pretty cool, though. 22LR or 25acp, though the 25s are also scarce.

 

[Schipperke]

Pretty pricey. I only ever saw one in the wild, at Alexandria's Potomac Arms back in the 1970s. Cute, but for 25acp I'd prefer a nice old Colt 1908 or Baby Browning. For value, I'd guess you'd be lucky to find one under 1500. I understand they were also made in 22 cal, but those are unobtanium.

The TPHs are pretty cool, though. 22LR or 25acp, though the 25s are also scarce.

Purchased new first week of April 1968.. in Alexandria VA. Looks barely used.
I wrote Walther for manual, no reply. Was lucky and did find video breaking it down, different.

 

[Threeband]

Anyone familiar with this 25acp? Seems rare. Value?

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[outrider58]

Purchased new first week of April 1968.. in Alexandria VA. Looks barely used.
I wrote Walther for manual, no reply. Was lucky and did find video breaking it down, different.

Well I know you weren't the original purchaser. Is this a family heirloom?

 

[Bob A]

Wow I didn't realise it was you!

Good to see you back online!

 

[somd_mustangs]

Pretty pricey. I only ever saw one in the wild, at Alexandria's Potomac Arms back in the 1970s. Cute, but for 25acp I'd prefer a nice old Colt 1908 or Baby Browning. For value, I'd guess you'd be lucky to find one under 1500. I understand they were also made in 22 cal, but those are unobtanium.

The TPHs are pretty cool, though. 22LR or 25acp, though the 25s are also scarce.

I think you hit that nail on the head and with box and paperwork, add a lot more.

https://www.legacy-collectibles.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=walther+tp

To put it in perspective, Walther only made ~7500 P4's; the TP isn't terribly rare, but you don't see them all that often. Probably didn't import many to the US back in the day, and I bet it doesn't meet the "points" required to import it now.

a .22 just for grins (as is the writeup)

SOLD VERY SELDOM SEEN 1967 WALTHER TP PISTOL, .22LR, WITH ORIGINAL BOX & MANUAL! - Pre98 Antiques

In 96% ,mint sharp condition, we have a highly sought after and seldom seen 1967 Walther TP Pistol in .22LR

pre98.com

 

[Schipperke]

Well I know you weren't the original purchaser. Is this a family heirloom?

Found in my FIL desk drawer in a pistol rug, MIL told me bought the week MLK got shot . It's not like him to throw away box and papers, maybe somewhere. He actually did lose a gun in a boating accident. It was a P38 in the Elbe river, year 1945.

 

[outrider58]

Found in my FIL desk drawer in a pistol rug, MIL told me bought the week MLK got shot . It's not like him to throw away box and papers, maybe somewhere. He actually did lose a gun in a boating accident. It was a P38 in the Elbe river, year 1945.

Nice!