*◊ WALTHER VOLKSPISTOLE, ALL SHEET METAL SINGLE ACTION PROTOTYPE, 9MM PARABELLUM.

SN 6. Cal. 9mm Parabellum. Exceedingly rare Walther sheet metal prototype, in-the-white, simple blowback action, single action only, with unique bbl having a flared muzzle. This example has a 5″ bbl with a fixed front sight & an integral rear sight attached to a folded sheet metal slide. The left side of the slide is marked with the Walther banner and the usual slide serrations have been replaced with four punched indentations on each side which also serve to locate the machined from solid breech block. The pressed construction grip frame is spuriously marked “14” on each side, just behind the trigger guard cutout. Mounted on the left side is a takedown lever and a flat slide holdopen. The stamped safety is in the recess cut into the left upper grip with detents marked “F” & “S”. At the base of the left frame is a lanyard loop. A standard P38 magazine, marked “P38 VU” on the left side & having an unnumbered base, is retained via a folded bottom release with a smooth surface. Wood grips are coarsely checkered & bordered, each retained by two large screws. The slide is marked with a “6” (or “9”) on the left side and SN “4” is electro-pencilled internally under the barrel retaining recess; This is the final flowering of Walther’s expertise in sheet steel construction and design, produced in 1945 as a last ditch weapon using the simplest materials and production techniques, it competed with Mauser’s comparable design in trials by the Waffenamt in early 1945, but was far too late for production during the war, and only this and one other example are now known to exist. Illustrated in Weaver’s “Desperate Measures”, page 313. PROVENANCE: Ex-Visser collection; Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Uniformly toned colourless Parkerizing now appearing as being in-the-white with scattered staining & trace oxidation. The same condition applies to all small parts & grip screws. Checkered wood panels are in excellent condition with staining & a few superficial handling dings, consistent with and complimenting the appearance of the pistol. Same holds true for the slightly discolored in-the-white P38 magazine. Near mirror bore. Perfect manual mechanics. The ultimate Walther collector’s piece, never before offered at public auction and a true once in a generation opportunity. 4-53062 LMA107 (65,000-95,000) – Lot 1241

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1241	$143,750.00	◊ WALTHER VOLKSPISTOLE, ALL SHEET METAL SINGLE ACTION PROTOTYPE, 9MM PARABELLUM. SN 6. Cal. 9mm Parabellum. Exceedingly rare Walther sheet metal prototype, in-the-white, simple blowback action, single action only, with unique bbl having a flared muzzle. This example has a 5″ bbl with a fixed front sight & an integral rear sight attached to a folded sheet metal slide. The left side of the slide is marked with the Walther banner and the usual slide serrations have been replaced with four punched indentations on each side which also serve to locate the machined from solid breech block. The pressed construction grip frame is spuriously marked “14” on each side, just behind the trigger guard cutout. Mounted on the left side is a takedown lever and a flat slide holdopen. The stamped safety is in the recess cut into the left upper grip with detents marked “F” & “S”. At the base of the left frame is a lanyard loop. A standard P38 magazine, marked “P38 VU” on the left side & having an unnumbered base, is retained via a folded bottom release with a smooth surface. Wood grips are coarsely checkered & bordered, each retained by two large screws. The slide is marked with a “6” (or “9”) on the left side and SN “4” is electro-pencilled internally under the barrel retaining recess; This is the final flowering of Walther’s expertise in sheet steel construction and design, produced in 1945 as a last ditch weapon using the simplest materials and production techniques, it competed with Mauser’s comparable design in trials by the Waffenamt in early 1945, but was far too late for production during the war, and only this and one other example are now known to exist. Illustrated in Weaver’s “Desperate Measures”, page 313. PROVENANCE: Ex-Visser collection; Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Uniformly toned colourless Parkerizing now appearing as being in-the-white with scattered staining & trace oxidation. The same condition applies to all small parts & grip screws. Checkered wood panels are in excellent condition with staining & a few superficial handling dings, consistent with and complimenting the appearance of the pistol. Same holds true for the slightly discolored in-the-white P38 magazine. Near mirror bore. Perfect manual mechanics. The ultimate Walther collector’s piece, never before offered at public auction and a true once in a generation opportunity. 4-53062 LMA107 (65,000-95,000) – Lot 1241 Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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*◊ WALTHER VOLKSPISTOLE, ALL SHEET METAL SINGLE ACTION PROTOTYPE, 9MM PARABELLUM.