Boxed, 1953-83, West German, Walther LP 53 Break Action .177 Calibre Air Pistol With Accessories. The LP53 (Luft pistole/ Air Pistol)pistol) was produced between 1953 and1983. It is a .177 calibre air pistol with the same design lines as Walther's famous .22 LR Olympia target pistol. The LP53 is made of blued metal with beautifully formed brown plastic grip panels. Movie posters for early James Bond films show Bond holding an LP 53 pistol instead of his usual service PPK ( images of a contemporary movie poster and photo from a movie photo shoot featuring Bond with an LP53 are illustrated in image 2). This example of the LP 53 has excellent finish to the metalwork and undamaged brown plastic contoured grips with Walther banners. It has target sights and is stamped on the left side of the frame with the Walther banner and patent detail 'LP Mod 53 Cal 4.5 (.177)' together with 'Made In Germany' & serial number '23043. The pistol functions perfectly and is contained in its original cardboard box with removable lid and Walther labelling. The undamaged box contains its original wood cocking aid, replacement fore and rear sight blades, cleaning tool, illustrated instruction pamphlet, original