Walther LG55

[GSMN1]

Ive just bought a fabulous walther Lg55 .177 in a Tyrolean stock from a thoroughly nice bloke on the forum. But i only know a wee bit about them. Can anyone help me with pdf manuals, links to reviews, service and tuning advice and just some general info? All thoughts, comments and illuminati gratefully received. Thanks g

[Garvin]

Ive just bought a fabulous walther Lg55 .177 in a Tyrolean stock from a thoroughly nice bloke on the forum. But i only know a wee bit about them. Can anyone help me with pdf manuals, links to reviews, service and tuning advice and just some general info? All thoughts, comments and illuminati gratefully received. Thanks g

You will find a manual for the LG55 HERE.

If you go to the American Vintage Airguns forum and search for "Walther LG55" you will find lots of information.

[D R Hughes]

Hi,

It's one of the most beautiful air rifles ever made and properly made too...

Regards, David

[GSMN1]

These links are fantastic. Thank you.

[Stuart_B]

Bought two of these now. Waiting for one to arrive and the first is a bit more of a project than first thought Haven't had a chance to shoot the one I have as the seal was buggered (old leather one resembled wax). Looks nice and solid and looking forward to putting a few pellets through it.

[GSMN1]

Let me know how you get on...
Have you got any pics?
Did you manage to find a source of any info?

[I. J.]

Ive a couple of Walther LG55 http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Airs...ml?sort=6&o=85 - one is a DST version.http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Airs...ml?sort=6&o=84 When I take them up to the club they are very popular with the other members to shoot to the extent that two of them have sought out and bought there own version. In a direct comparison with the HW55 its generally agreed that the Walther is slightly better.

HTH
Ian

[Stuart_B]

Let me know how you get on...
Have you got any pics?
Did you manage to find a source of any info?

Only thing I have learnt so far is that a disintegrated leather seal is a bugger to clean out from the bottom of the compression tube That and the piston seals aren't the cheapest. Have chanced a cheaper seal from Germany which I am waiting for now. Also currently fitting an old HW recoil pad to mine as the old one on was beyond repair.

[Garvin]

Only thing I have learnt so far is that a disintegrated leather seal is a bugger to clean out from the bottom of the compression tube That and the piston seals aren't the cheapest. Have chanced a cheaper seal from Germany which I am waiting for now. Also currently fitting an old HW recoil pad to mine as the old one on was beyond repair.

Stuart I'm pretty sure all the Walther LG55 piston seals were synthetic, not leather - which probably explains the stickiness of the gunk left after its disintegration. I'm guessing it was the same sort of material as used in the early Diana Giss seals, also tough to remove once it's stuck to the bottom of the cylinder.

IIRC, only the first LG51 rifles had leather seals.

Ian re. the consensus that the Walther edges the Weihrauch, I'd be a little surprised if it was the other way around at shorter ranges. Weihrauch chose to base the HW55 on the HW50, which means its DNA was part sporter. The Walther is pure match (even though there were sporter versions of the LG51-53 made).

[Stuart_B]

Stuart I'm pretty sure all the Walther LG55 piston seals were synthetic, not leather - which probably explains the stickiness of the gunk left after its disintegration. I'm guessing it was the same sort of material as used in the early Diana Giss seals, also tough to remove once it's stuck to the bottom of the cylinder......

Ah cheers for the info., I did wonder how leather had turned into the waxy type crud that remains.

[I. J.]

IIRC, only the first LG51 rifles had leather seals.

Ian re. the consensus that the Walther edges the Weihrauch, I'd be a little surprised if it was the other way around at shorter ranges. Weihrauch chose to base the HW55 on the HW50, which means its DNA was part sporter. The Walther is pure match (even though there were sporter versions of the LG51-53 made).

My LG53 http://http://smg.photobucket.com/us...ml?sort=6&o=86 has a leather seal becauuse I remember sourcing one from Dennis Hiller. I dont know it its an early or late '53.

[Garvin]

My LG53 http://http://smg.photobucket.com/us...ml?sort=6&o=86 has a leather seal becauuse I remember sourcing one from Dennis Hiller. I dont know it its an early or late '53.

Maybe it is an early one, Ian? My memory must be faulty because apparently leather seals have been spotted on the LG51, 52, 53 and 55.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/405945/thread/1214838873

[mrto]

I have two LG 55's and both run on synthetic seals,one original and the other a replacement for the original synthetic seal.

ATB.

[18 Wheeler]

...Can anyone help me with pdf manuals, links to reviews, service and tuning advice and just some general info? All thoughts, comments and illuminati gratefully received. Thanks g

Here's a couple of direct links to useful threads on the AVA forum:
-Piston cheese!
-The "devil bar" discussed, this it the actuator bar for the sear interrupter, the main cause of difficulties when servicing.
-More on the "devil bar" and trigger units. There are at least two different trigger units, plus the DST (Double Set Trigger).

For spares try Protek, I believe they bought the late Bill Welch's spares. Not listed on the website so you'll need to give them a buzz.

Lovely rifles.

Ive a couple of Walther LG55's one is a DST version ... In a direct comparison with the HW55 its generally agreed that the Walther is slightly better.

HTH
Ian

Talk about making life difficult for yourself, most are nicely figured. Are you only collecting Walther's with plain stocks Ian?
Here's a more representative example. LG55M and detail.

[I. J.]

Talk about making life difficult for yourself, most are nicely figured. Are you only collecting Walther's with plain stocks Ian?
Here's a more representative example. LG55M and detail.

There not only plain but right handed.