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    New acquisition 1955 Walther LP53

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    About as mint as you could hope, and love the early ones with the smooth finish. Best part is that it shoots like new. Chronographed 6 shots and got 405 fps, 405, 408, 404, 405, 405 with a 7.5 grain pellet. Four duplicates in six shoots, and at the high end of their power range, got to love it. From what I read I was not expecting to break 400? Almost equal to my Webley Hurricane.

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    lp53

    Yes they are superb pistols.would you please put serial no of pistol i collect lp53s.I have serial no 003137. which is 1953 the first year of
    production plus many others up to 1976 the last year.they are very nice if you get one in the delux leather cases black with red or blue
    inners or blue boxes with red or blue inners.

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    1955 was serial number 8286 in Jan 1955 to 13394 in Dec 1955
    Walther KK500 Alutec expert special - Barnard .223 "wilde" in a Walther KK500 Alutec stock, mmm...tasty!! - Keppeler 6 mmBR with Walther grip and wood! I may be a Walther-phile?

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    Serial number is 011668.

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    Very nicely presented set and some excellent performance. What a great find!

    John
    Currently looking for Baikal Makarov pistols with the following prefixes to the serial number: 98, T01, T09, T21, T22
    Prefer boxed or cased but will consider loose examples too.

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    I was reading the instructions and Walther says to use RWS Diabolo pellets? Included in my box was a old tin of those pellets all in German. The tin looks to be contemporary with the gun, it is half filled with pellets that look like they are 60 years old. Was a cool plus to the buy. Given the condition of the gun I bet only that half tin was put through it?

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