July 12-14, 2022 Collectible Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/14/2022
P88 manufactured by Walther during the first year of production. The left side of the slide is stamped with the Walther banner logo followed by "P88" and "Made in Germany", with the right side bearing an Interarms import stamp. Right side of frame bears a horizontal "(Eagle) / N" commercial nitro proof, followed by the date code "II" (88), as well as an Ulm proof house stamp. Features include a blued slide, matte black frame, 4" barrel, blade front sight, adjustable square notch rear sight, decocker, as well as 2-piece checkered black plastic grips. Matching numbers are present on the frame, slide, and barrel. Pistol is accompanied by its matching factory box, containing its matching factory paper test target, manual, cleaning rod, and spare magazine. Interestingly, the chamber is marked for 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition, with the matching box's end label being marked for 9x21mm ammunition. CONDITION: Near new, with metal components retaining virtually all of their original factory applied finish. Mirror bore, exhibiting well defined rifling throughout. Checkered black plastic grips are excellent. Box exhibits some light external wear, with the lid exhibiting taped areas overall. An extremely fine Walther P88 manufactured during the first year of production. MLW