Hämmerli Olympia 200
Hämmerli · Pistol · Discontinued · 1952
Also known as: Hämmerli-Walther Olympia 200, Olympia-Pistole
Overview
The Hämmerli Olympia 200 is a single-action, blowback-operated semi-automatic target pistol chambered in .22 Long Rifle. It is the Swiss-built continuation of the Walther Olympia, which Hämmerli reintroduced under license as the Hämmerli-Walther Olympia in 1952. Built around a fixed barrel with an open-topped slide and an internal hammer, the pistol was aimed at Olympic and international 25-metre competition, offering adjustable target sights, screw-on barrel counterweights, and an anatomical grip. Its accuracy and refinement made the Hämmerli-Walther Olympia one of the dominant .22 competition pistols of the 1950s.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 880 g (31.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 290 mm (11.42") |
| Barrel Length | 190 mm (7.48") |
| Action Type | Blowback |
| Firing Mechanism | Internal Hammer |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 10 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Effective Range | 50 m (55 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Number of Grooves | 6 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Slide Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .22 Long Rifle · primary — also known as .22 LR, 22 LR, 5.6x15mmR
Features
- Firing modes: Semi Automatic
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety
- Features: Fixed Barrel, Open Top Slide, Adjustable Target Sights, Adjustable Barrel Weights, Anatomical Target Grip, Match Trigger
Production
Production years: 1952-1958
Base model of the Hämmerli-Walther Olympia target-pistol series; exact production figures not published.
Origin
Country of origin: Switzerland
Designer: Fritz Walther
Notes
The Olympia 200 is the base model of the post-war Hämmerli-Walther Olympia series produced in Lenzburg, Switzerland; the design descends directly from Fritz Walther's pre-war Olympia-Pistole. Rapid-fire variants of the family were offered in .22 Short with lightened slides.
Background
The Olympia design won five gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Walther's hands; after the war, with Walther's Zella-Mehlis works lost, Switzerland's Hämmerli took up the licence in 1952 and carried the Olympia name back onto the world's shooting ranges.