WTK Info on the Walther Olympia

var99 · 09-21-2007, 06:54 PM

HI Albert,

While I was in living in Germany back in the 80's, a collector I knew had a lot of Walther & Mauser ephemera, and it was in either a vintage brochure or in an ad, I can't recall exactly. I did notice that in the April 2004 Rock Island auction (lot 3332) the presentation Olympia given by Fritz Walther to his son, is in one of these cases. It would seem unlikly that he would give it to him in a retailer case since it would be right from the factory?

On a different point, you mentioned that you thought that Walther stopped making the Olympias in '39 or 40, but Kersten in the "Walther, a German legend" states that they ceased production in 1944. I have no additional info either way, was just curious why you thought so.

Finally, I have been wondering where Buxton is with his book, do you know when it will be published?

thanks

Vince

09-21-2007, 06:54 PM	#20
var99 User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: FL Posts: 114 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	HI Albert, While I was in living in Germany back in the 80's, a collector I knew had a lot of Walther & Mauser ephemera, and it was in either a vintage brochure or in an ad, I can't recall exactly. I did notice that in the April 2004 Rock Island auction (lot 3332) the presentation Olympia given by Fritz Walther to his son, is in one of these cases. It would seem unlikly that he would give it to him in a retailer case since it would be right from the factory? On a different point, you mentioned that you thought that Walther stopped making the Olympias in '39 or 40, but Kersten in the "Walther, a German legend" states that they ceased production in 1944. I have no additional info either way, was just curious why you thought so. Finally, I have been wondering where Buxton is with his book, do you know when it will be published? thanks Vince