Vintage Walther LG55T Double Set Triggers

WOW" thats a keeper" im assuming over a grand??

Love the classic Walthers especially the Tyroleans!

Another gem! John, you gotta get a job and get off the internet.LOL

Drop Dead Legs !!! What a looker!!!!

Dang....now that’s a nice piece of French walnut on a classic!

What a fantastic find. They just get better with time. Congrats you rat! Green with envy.

What a fantastic find. They just get better with time. Congrats you rat! Green with envy.

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I couldn't have said it better myself. Nice work, John!

$499 ! I'm surprised you had no competition, I bought it's abused auction mate the LG55 standard lol

https://www.ebay.com/itm/WALTHER-LG-55-with-Tyrolean-Stock-and-Duel-Set-Triggers-/274080569836?hash=item3fd07999ec%3Ag%3APYcAAOSwwJVduthC&nma=true&si=8wRsZWRL6SyemfaddJdS0jfrtA0%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

https://www.ebay.com/itm/WALTHER-LG-55-STANDARD-For-Restoration/274080570665?hash=item3fd0799d29:g:usYAAOSwnY1dut7q

Wow that's sharp. The Walther LG55's don't seem to command the high prices that HW55's do and can be easily had for pocket change on occasion. Something I don't understand because they are beautiful accurate rifles. 

What year is yours?



Here are a couple early Tyros.

Late Fifties







This blonde is around 1960





Steven

55mm try""""""""""$500 bucks" i think ill through up"" how can that be??

As Larry Hannusch (renown airgun collector) says, it is all about demand. If there is no demand for it, then it doesn't matter how rare it is.

$500?!?!!?? That's a deal of a lifetime by anyone's standards. As good as this deal: https://www.gunauction.com/buy/14935775

Absolutely stunning rifles. Thanks for sharing. Crow 

Wow, truly a beauty! Ya can't much more "classic" than a Walther tyro and the DST is just icing on the cake. 

Thanks for the great pics!

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John, Great find (as usual). That's some really nice lumber on that Tyro and the checkering is just beautiful. Heck, It might cost a $1000 just for that.

Bill

Here's an interesting article(dated Dec. 2021) by Tom Gaylord concerning the LG55 with Tyrolean stock and double set triggers. I was a little shocked to read that Gaylord has only seen TWO of these rifles with the Tyro stock and the double set triggers. They must be very rare. Mine is serial number 187903 made in 1962. Hard to believe it's that old because it's in such good condition. I was only 12 years old and lived in Saigon, Vietnam at the time. I bought it in Dec 2020 for $1220. Sounds a bit high in light of kingfisher61's purchase. At the time, I didn't care about the price, I wanted it and thanks to the wife who lets me buy anything I want. She's a good girl. I'll pay high prices for ANY German made gun with a Tyrolean stock. However, I have made some better deals, like a 1977 Beeman HW-30(was not marked R-7) with the European style stock for $225. Turned out to be one of my favorite guns. I've always been into magnum springers and the HW-30 was my first intermediate rifle - I love it, and wish I had gotten into intermediates back in 1987 when I got into airguns. At the same time, I bought a Beeman R-7, made in 1980-81, with American style stock, and two Huntington Beach R-7's in .20 cal. for two of my grandchildren. I just went a little crazy when the prices were high and spent a ton of dough. But, the resulting collection really pleases me and I shoot almost every night in the garage.
I could really use some information regarding another subject - I've read where it's best to use a certain weight pellet when breaking in a freshly tuned rifle - that there is an optimum weight to enhance the break in. I tried to find the forum that I saw that, and I can't. Does anyone out there know anything about this? I've got several freshly tuned rifles that I'm going to break in, and I sure would like to know more about this best pellet weight thing. Any information about this would be greatly appreciated.