I was looking around in a local hunting/sporting goods
superstore, when I noticed that their firearms department had
brought in a special shipment of German military-surplus Walther P1
9mm pistols. I was surprised, as this particular store doesn't
usually carry surplus firearms.
Apparently, military-surplus P1s are currently flooding the US
firearms market. I've always wanted to add a P1 to my collection,
due to its historical significance, so I picked one up for what I
thought was a very reasonable price (US$250). Here is an image I
took of it:
The slide sports a manufacture date of 10/80, but this particular
P1 appeared to be unissued and unfired, as there was absolutely no
parkerization or bluing wear anywhere on the pistol, inside and
out. The salesperson brought out four P1s for me to pick from; the
other three had minor handling marks and showed evidence of having
been fired, but the fourth one--this one--looked like it could have
been manufactured within the last week.
Aside from the pistol, the "package" also came with two 8-round
magazines, a complete German army-issue cleaning kit, a camouflage
holster, a trigger lock and 100 rounds of Winchester 9mm ammo.
Hopefully, I'll have time this weekend to put some rounds through
it. 
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