Walther P88

The Walther P88 is a semiautomatic pistol developed by German company Walther. Its main feature is a double-stacked magazine designed for military and law enforcement use. The P88 was succeeded by the Walther P99 in 1997.

The Walther P88 was mainly designed as a sidearm for military and law enforcement use. With the P88, Walther had the intention of being able to offer the German armed forces an adequate successor for the Walther P1, as well as Walther P5, with both designs starting to becoming obsolete by the early-to-mid 1980's. Although P5 had been moderately successful, it was difficult and expensive to manufacture due to its breech-locking system. Additionally, the higher price put it in disadvantage against less expensive designs and the sales of P5 started to suffer as a result.

To save weight, the handle is made of duralumin. Walther was able to fall back on more than 50 years of experience with the Dural grip of the Walther P1, which initially did not achieve the specified break and abrasion resistance.

The Walther P88 uses a modified Browning system, rather than Walther P38 (or P1)'s swing bolt lock. The reasons for this were that with this type of breech and the barrel bearing specially refined by Walther for the P88, a higher shot precision, a narrower breech structure and simplified production could be achieved.

The designation “88” was chosen when the civilian marketing began in 1986/1987 in view of the 50th anniversary of the legendary Walther P38. It was also Walther's contribution to the US Army's Joint Service Small Arms Program (JSSAP XM9) handgun trials.

Walther P88

9mm

15 round magazine

4 inch barrel

Aluminum frame with steel slide

Decocker

Three dot sights

Adjustable rear sight

Full length steel guide rod

Ring hammer

Good+ Overall Condition

Bore in Very Good+ Condition