Walther CSP new pistol

Has anyone seen the new Walther CSP pistol or know what dealer has them? Interested to know if the trigger was improved. Trigger does look larger in the photos.

I wrote to them asking about availability in the US.

Response:


"We are sorry but the expert guns are not allowed in the US as they have no safety with the expert trigger.  
 

Thank you,
Paul Speer
Gun Tech
Walther Arms, Inc."

Hopefully they will add a safety to get around import restrictions. Any kind of safety no matter how inconvenient it is will work since competition shooters never use the safety.

If I understand it correct they need a safety to import in bulk. However, individual small imports are feasible as is. Maybe I am wrong, but I had a Pardini SP new with no safety and whitnessed some other no safety pistols for sale in US.

His comment confused me since the last item in the list of features is "manual safety".

Maybe Paul Speer is thinking the 208 type safety is needed. I'll look again at the features. Maybe e-mail him back and ask why manual safety is not good enough. Maybe the gun was designed to replace the 208 on the market but safety was overlooked so it was upgraded in the listing and soon available. It does look like the rear sight is on the slide. Actually the 208 style pistol was a Walther design. I'm thinking the safetyless pistols were imported prior to a import up-grade. Hammerli had to add the safety to the 208. Quite a while ago I purchased a BritArms .22 that had no safety. It's really stupid the red dots can't be exported yet 99% of them are made out of the country.

Hiya,

I would call Earl’s Repair Service, he’s my go-to for Walther stuff, he should be able to give you the straight dope on availability in the US. It’s odd that Walther is concerned with a safety, none of my Walther GSP/OSP’s had a safety.
http://www.carlwalther.com/page1.htm

I talked to Earl's repair service. He actually knew nothing about the CSP and said there was no such gun, I then directed him to the Wather site that listed the gun. If it become available in the USA he will contact me. I was told the new GSP is with BATF and they are dragging their feet. Maybe the CSP is in there too. However he didn't know anything about it. I told him he should contact Walther as it looks very much like a 208 but with better trigger and the CSP Classic looks like a 1911 and will be popular with shooters like me and Adam that want the one gun feel as provided by the .22 conversions. I guess if you really want one simply go to the Rio Grand, see Poncho and put your order in.

I was thinking the CSP is a rebadged XESSE without the Hammerli name on it and a different color slide. Relatively new and haven't seen them advertised.

The GSP500 is what I haven't seen statewide yet and ws announced sometime back.

Very strange. The parts diagram for the CSP clearly shows the same safety as the X-esse (part 26), along with an optional IPSC-style quick action safety (#61).

https://carl-walther.com/_default_upload_bucket/Ersatzteilzeichnung-Partsdrawing%20CSP_a_2.pdf

Still haven't seen these advertised, but have seen the newer XESSE with the black slides advertised. After checking the CSP parts diagram I need to disassemble my XESSE to check a trigger spring and plunger assembly, I think I just had a spring without the plunger installed in mine?

BTW ... Champions Choice has they showing in stock

I was contacted by Earl's Repair Service that they too had the CSP. I forwarded the info to Adam. We both agreed that it would be foolish to purchase it at this time not knowing anything about the expensive High-end pistol! Yes I understand that the pistol similar to the Hammerli 208 was designed by Walther and made in Switzerland was because of the after WW2 restrictions from gun manufacture in Germany. Yes Walther does make a good pistol but the one issue the 208 has in the trigger, no indication has been found to say that Walther improved the trigger in the CSP. Interest might change after a few ae available to look at or reviews made by owners.

Contact Janet Raab, Walther Director of sales competition channel. 479-242-8500 x291 or Janet.Raab@waltherarms.com
She had one at the Scarborough Maine regional match. AMU Ryan Franks won it. Ken Saunders did a detailed breakdown of the Expense which is a close version. With recognition that the 208 has a limited lifetime, this is said to be the replacement. It did look good