That is a 'Walther Special Stoeger Model' aka '1932 Olympic Model'.
But it is not the pistol Walther designed to be used in the 1932 Olympics as most people believe.
The pistol designed for the '32 Games was the 'Walther Rapid Fire Model 1926'.
That was designed in '26/27.
It was the basic gun as the OP shown but had a 9" bbl, was chambered for .22Short, and had a slide lock position to hold the breech shut for single shot operation.
A Walther Sport Model 1926 also known as the 'Standard Model' in Germany was sold commercially for the average shooter & sportsman.
A 6" bbl and avail in either 22short or 22LR.otherwise the same basic pistol.
Still with the slide lock for single shot operation
It was very popular after it's Rapid Fire bothers Gold Medal showing in the '32 Games and immedietly a world market for the pistol grew.
That world market desired a few small changes however.
-Walther changed the bbl to 7.5"
-Caliber .22LR (AFAIK though .22short cal pistols are probably out there)
-No single shot slide lock feature on this Model.
-Same checkered walnut grips as the RapidFire Model 1926.
(The grips usually have a small Walther Banner imprinted into the wood in the upper portion of the each panel,,some do not for some reason.)
This 'new' export Model pistol was named the 'Walther Special Stoeger Model' (Stoeger being the sole US importer at the time and the USA being the prime market for the new pistol).
It is also very often listed as the 'Walther Model 1932 Olympic'
Not often seen around for sale. Looks like a beautiful condition example,,orig blue?.
Not a pistol used in 'Olympic' competition, but rather a sporting pistol built for world wide export by Walther and marketed on the success of it's 1926 design and used RapidFire .22short pistol ('32Olympics) and a domesticly sold sporting version of that, the 'Standard Model'.
You can't get a more classier general use
pre-WW2 European .22semiauto pistol IMO.
Last edited by 2152hq; 12-28-2017 at 12:32 PM.
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