There is an ad in my local paper for one of these. I'm a revolver kind of guy. Don't own any semi auto's. I've heard of Walthers and know S&W makes semi auto's but did not know they made any Walther style semi's. Anybody know anything about these, and what they are worth?

There is an ad in my local paper for one of these. I'm a revolver kind of guy. Don't own any semi auto's. I've heard of Walthers and know S&W makes semi auto's but did not know they made any Walther style semi's. Anybody know anything about these, and what they are worth?

Is it a S&W99??

The frame was made by Walther, and when shipped to S&W, they placed the slide/barrel on it.

If so, these wre made in 9mm, 40 cal and 45 cal, and theny also made compact models in the 9 and 40.

They were the first ones to have the interchangeable backstrap, depending on how big your hand is.

I have three, full size and compact 40, and full size 45. Carry compact 40 on a daily basis.

I think they are a great weapon. Never had any problems with them.

I have a SW99 in .40 and it is my primary nightstand gun.

Give a shout here, lots of good folks who know their stuff.


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S&W made the uppers for Walther made frames, and it was called the SW99 or SW990 or SW990L, depending on action. S&W also manufactures the Walther PPK, PPK/s and perhaps other stuff for Walther.

The Walther R99 revolver was just a "badge engineered" S&W Model 66 marked with the Walther banner and logo, with an interesting revolver grip with interchangeable backstaps.

S&W is also the exclusive importer for Walther products. Imported Walthers often have S&W markings.

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My SW99c has a Walther banner on it...I thought that was interesting.

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Walther made the SW99 frames. The upper is S&W. There are also a few minor tweaks to the S&W mags which I believe Walther also adopted. Otherwise, it's very much like the Walther P99.

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