Other Walther: What does "V" mean?

[specie]

The Walther LG55 was introduced in 1955, the LGV a few years later. The "V" is for "verbessern" or "verbessert", meaning "improved"...presumably the modern LGV was also improved over something?
Here, LG55 and early LGV with breech lock.

 

[Wadcutter]

Good info, I did't know that. Those are a couple beauties.

 

[MDriskill]

Wow, those are gorgeous! Whoever picked Walther's stock blanks back in the day should be in a hall of fame somewhere.

The modern LGV sporter falls outside my portfolio, but it was mostly good old-fashioned marketing hype on the old target guns...the LGV was "improved" over your now-obsolete LG 55 of course!

The manual breech lock really is excellent. It's more rigid than the 55's wedge auto detent, and allows the fitting of a heavier barrel sleeve (the 55's sleeve is 19mm in diameter; the LGV's a massive 23.5mm). The LGV's piston seal has an ingenious keyhole attachment that makes replacing it a snap compared to the fixed threaded stud on the 55's piston. Also some internal tweaks to the trigger mechanism IIRC.

The "Olympia" standard stock of the early LGV traded cut checkering for stippling; a minor downgrade to some. But its elegant proportions, clean detailing, and hand-filling rounded contours - to this old architect's eye anyhow - make it bar none the best-looking match rifle of all time. Amongst non-Tyroleans at least!

 

[Motorhead]

I Like That !!!
Perhaps why I so much enjoy handling the Diana 75's as well, stippled grip and fore stock too.

 

[DualMagMike]

My 55 T DST & LGV T