Hämmerli 205

About the Hämmerli 205

The Hämmerli 205 is a Swiss .22 Long Rifle semi-automatic target pistol from the Hämmerli International 200 series, built in Lenzburg under a Walther license from the pre-war Walther Olympia design. Manufactured between 1956 and 1963, it is the top-of-the-line configuration of the Model 204 US-market pistol, carrying the same long fixed 7.5-inch barrel fitted with a muzzle brake and removable barrel weights and an adjustable micrometer rear sight, but distinguished by adjustable anatomical target grips for hand-fitted precision. The blowback-operated pistol feeds from a 10-round detachable magazine and was built for 25-metre standard-pistol competition.

Hämmerli built its International target pistols on the Walther Olympia design licensed from Carl Walther, pairing Swiss match-grade fit with a proven German blueprint that had dominated pre-war Olympic rapid-fire shooting; the Model 205 topped the series with hand-fitting adjustable grips.

Hämmerli 205 specifications

Often marked 'Hämmerli-Walther'. Gun Digest lists the Model 205 as identical to the Model 204 but fitted with adjustable target grips; both were produced 1956-1963 as part of the International 200 series. Weight and overall length left null pending a documented figure for this specific model.