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Talk:Walther WA 2000
weren't there only around 200 of these made?
Quote from Wikipedia:
"Only 176 total rifles (15 of which are in the United States) were ever produced, and in two different variants. The two variants can be differentiated by the type of flash suppressor used: the first, the older model, uses a "can" type flash suppressor; whereas the second generation and newer model uses the more conventional "flash-hider/compensator" design. The second generation incorporated several changes improving the rifle's accuracy, making it more suited to its intended job." [1]
- For such a rare gun they seem disproportionately present in films.
- As with any other exotic weapon there is the "cool"/sci-fi factor. That, and given the rarity of the weapon, I am guessing a fair number of these weapons are replicas of some sort. --Charon68 13:52, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
- In the early 1990s, the Japanese had a near perfect replica WA-2000 made out of aluminum. But it was also incredibly expensive and no one was importing it so good luck trying to get someone in Japan to buy it and ship it to you (the company didn't mail overseas). But people manage to get these as well. I've seen one and it seems perfect to my eyes. mpm
- Is it a non-firing replica?
- It's JAPAN! What do you think? Doh!
- Japan has several companies that make consumer guns for export only.
- It's JAPAN! What do you think? Doh!
- Is it a non-firing replica?
- In the early 1990s, the Japanese had a near perfect replica WA-2000 made out of aluminum. But it was also incredibly expensive and no one was importing it so good luck trying to get someone in Japan to buy it and ship it to you (the company didn't mail overseas). But people manage to get these as well. I've seen one and it seems perfect to my eyes. mpm
- As with any other exotic weapon there is the "cool"/sci-fi factor. That, and given the rarity of the weapon, I am guessing a fair number of these weapons are replicas of some sort. --Charon68 13:52, 29 August 2010 (UTC)