German
Guns
Walther Model 2
The Model 1 was followed in 1909 by the Model 2. The Model 2 was an improved Model 1, also chambered for the 6.35mm Browning. On the Model 2 the slide fully encloses
| the barrel, and ends in a knurled barrel bushing. The knurled bushing serves as both a take down latch and the mechanism by which the recoil spring is retained in the slide. This model dispensed with the earlier crossbolt safety in favor of a lever located on the left side of the frame. One of the more interesting features of the Model 2 was the cocking indicator; unless there is a cartridge in the pistol's chamber, the rear sight is retracted into the slide. The Model 2 was 4.25" long and weighed 9.75 ounces. |
Walther Model 2 Image Credit: Rankin, James L., Walther Volume III, 1908-1980, (Coral Gables, Florida, 1981) Page 27 |
