Walther TPH Production Dates

[CPTSmith]

T005650 1988
T005725 1988
T005810 1988
T006184 1988
T006196 1988
T007231 1988
T010036 1989
T018835 1990
T023821 1991
T025102 1991
T025708 1991
T026057 1991
T027000 1991
T030139 1996
T030509 1996
T031088 1996
T031722 1997

T = Stainless Steel (.22lr)
H = Blued
F = .25 ACP

As far as I know the TPH was discontinued in 2000. I'll add to this as I come across more.

[halfmoonclip]

Again, thankee Cap'n. I had three of the little perishers mid-eighties, probably pretty close to when they first came out over here. I saw a Federal Agent's gun at a local range; his was Ulm-made, with a prototype set of MMC adjustable sights. I would have cheerfully sold my soul for that gun, but a local shop got me an Interarms version...that didn't work. Neither did two replacements that he wrangled out of Interarms. So I got rid of it; found a banged up specimen at a gunshow that I actually got running, and running reliably, about ten years ago; sold that and made some money.
My current one was LNIB, and goes bang all the time.
Thnx for the comeback, and for your service.
I don't store the guns in their boxes, but I don't believe a dated target was in mine. Gotta go digging.
Moon

[halfmoonclip]

Ah, well, a red face for me.
Checked my paperwork (squirreled in the file, not the box); the TPH is (T027XXX) for 15 Nov 91.
Sorry, Cap'n, but there's one to add to your list.
Moon

[CPTSmith]

Nice, thanks for the reply. I added it to the list. So if I may ask, what was wrong with the Interarms versions? I don't know much about the TPH or their reliability.

[halfmoonclip]

Originally Posted by CPTSmith

Nice, thanks for the reply. I added it to the list. So if I may ask, what was wrong with the Interarms versions? I don't know much about the TPH or their reliability.

It may simply have been an ammo issue, as the current gun runs perfectly on CCI HV solids, but not much else. At the time, I wanted it for an 'all the time' carry, a role that a long-suffering LCP now fills. I may have wanted the older guns to run on hollowpoints, or Stingers; don't truly remember, but the reliability just wasn't there.
Shot the current gun last night at a B-29 at fifty feet, and didn't have anything worse than a 9 with a six o'clock hold. I'll shoot it in our snubby league this week without any concern of needing an alibi.
Moon

[Bob A]

H001195 2/98
F000006 6/93

[halfmoonclip]

Shot a 290 of 300 in our snubby league tonight with the TPH; the little bugger shoots really straight and reliably. Discovered it also likes the Federal bulkpack billed as 'target grade' and specifically designed for autoloaders.
Moon