Walther Olympia

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Walther Olympia
Type Semi-automatic pistol (rapid fire target pistol)
Place of origin Flag of Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Production history
Designed 1930s
Manufacturer Walther
Specifications
Cartridge .22 Long Rifle,
.22 Short (small number)

The Walther Olympia was a handgun manufactured by Walther as an improvement on the earlier Walther Target Model. It was chambered for the .22 Long Rifle, and a few chambered for the .22 Short. It was produced to equip the German team for the Berlin Olympic Games of 1936 for the rapid fire events. The Olympia design had a fixed barrel, open-topped slide and internal hammer. The Olympia had a large contoured wooden grip, which extended well below the bottom of the butt frame causing the necessity of the magazine bottom plate to be fitted with a wooden block extension.

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