The Walther WA2000 Sniper Rifle

The Walther WA2000 is perhaps the most famous, least produced gun ever made. Its futuristic design is instantly recognizable in the James Bond film "The Living Daylights" as well as appearances in the video game franchises Call of Duty and Rainbow Six.
Born out of tragedy, its high cost and limited buyers sealed the fate of the over-performing sniper rifle. But like most high-performance machines, this dream gun still commands respect and a healthy dose of envy.
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[@petevb]

This ended up going for $97,750 for those wondering

[@soetdjuret]

Holy cow!

[@momsberettas9576]

Yeah my guess was $100,000 before seeing your comment.

[@TheAnytony]

Jesus Christ

[@Masada1911]

I can’t get over how mint that thing looks

[@MaxDeckard]

Agent 47's rifle of choice

[@rainerbehrendt9330]

Also James Bond or was it Timothy Dalton? James was not rich enough and hat to settle with the first Version.

[@MaxDeckard]

@@rainerbehrendt9330 dalton used it in a movie.

[@rainerbehrendt9330]

@@MaxDeckard The Living Daylights James Bond Movie#15

[@Arelia39]

The wet dream of Snipers... You're at the peak of your sniping career when you have that gun...

[@Rid_Of_Thee]

You gotta be the most high tier of operator or you gotta have that career hitman money

[@poindextertunes]

they’re all owned by gun collectors

[@eizol568]

Always a rifle I wanted as a kid.

[@rsy427]

It’s not a gun, it’s a rifle

[@Mr_Makina]

@@rsy427 thats like saying techno isn't music lmao

[@Rid_Of_Thee]

Same here, mate. Same here

[@barticle]

Hmm, I didn't know that KZbin allowed pornographic videos. :)

[@A.76-v4z]

Agent 47 wants your location That gun is beauty and deadly at the same time

[@ADAM1992Q]

Hitman (

[@megatron..9032]

Man i could listen to you talking about firearms all day heck I could prolly listen to you talking about garden hoses ^^ Thank you very much!

[@RockIslandAuctionCompany]

Thanks! We'll keep 'em coming. 😀

[@megatron..9032]

@@RockIslandAuctionCompany 😃 I'll be waiting. Again thank you!

[@StefanCzech]

Thanks for that great video and I hope you have found a happy customer for this beauty. Only one, but important sight note: everybody repead the wrong amount of WA2000 ever build by the German Company Carl Walther. Earl J. Sheehan Jr. told the world about 176 piece, but it was 177 build. 82 of the first version, 75 of the second version, like yours in the video. That´s 157 of produced rifles with serial number. Plus 20 pre-series piece with V- number, often use for test and picutes in magazin and books. That´s the way the internet work. One source of a very rare fact will stays forever. Best regards from Germany Stefan

[@chrischiampo7647]

Excellent Presentation As Always Joel Really Cool Gun 😲😮😲 and Its Larry’s 😀😊

[@Klyce]

This is my all time favorite rifle. I would love for some bubba company to slap together a replica in the US to buy. Maybe even a parts kit.

[@cymond]

Rhineland Arms in the US names dress-up kits that use the AR-15 barrel, bolt, and triggers. But they're not bullpups.

[@mcguireshepherd]

I'm already in love with this sniper rifle.

[@cstoff6066]

That is a serious piece of kit. Why did Walther go with the wooden parts? Was it the last gasp of a designer that refused to go full tacticool no matter what?

[@MrPh30]

Late 70s ,early 80s . Not much use of fiberstocks in Europe then,thst took time before the fiber ones started to come over here .

[@RockIslandAuctionCompany]

Because the 70s.

[@anthonypareigis6188]

70's and it was built for police use and wood furniture looks better to the public.

[@bavariasuhl]

yep the one . one was for sale on GB a couple years ago $75k

[@dksdg]

Man LAV had one of these too, he should really do more videos on some of his collection

[@trevscribbles]

I have absolutely zero knowledge about guns but I saw this in an episode of "Archer" and had to see if it actually existed simply because it looked awesome

[@jaredmeisel4504]

Thank you for another great video. Since I was a little kid looking in a gun encyclopedia I have loved this rare and very interesting gun!

[@tashkent561]

The best tsundere

[@gino3286]

when I think I understood that a sniper rifle must have a floating barrel, this comes out

[@AspenSavage]

I hope they add this into the new black ops game since it was in the first one

[@glennevitt5250]

Thank you for this information and Great Video 😎🤙

[@JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries]

Great video guys.

[@matg919]

Great video.

[@ElmoUnoCNE]

Just got added to season 5 of Modern Warfare 2. 👉🏽💨💨💨

[@billybudapest]

My weapon of choice when playing COD 'Estate Takedown'.

[@martinstiastny7679]

I believe that this rifle made a cameo in one of the Jason Bourne movies.

[@barticle]

According to IMFDB, it features in The Bourne Identity. (The similar weapon in The Bourne Supremacy is a mockup made to resemble a Keppeler & Fritz KS II.)

[@foxsquirrel3038]

Rainbow Six..... WA2000

[@chilledkiwi4012]

First time I really got to know about it was that top gear episode

[@officialluckyturn]

Well.... I take 5... Damn i love the wa2000

[@KorbinX]

So....how long until the owner let's Ian shoot it?

[@KorbinX]

@GGALLIN1776 I'm aware. I mean how long until they shoot it in this auction

[@Soyofdarknes]

Man... is the ultimate wet dream.

[@mpeugeot]

Well, if I had Bill Gates money, I would already own it. Still so amazing!

[@sira4487]

WAWA

[@indigohammer5732]

Dobermann 1997!

[@jakefoley9539]

Aren't these things valued at like $75k?

[@santanagamingcinema]

Last time I saw one in an auction it was yeah, 75,000 starting bid. I dont know how much it sold for but it was gone the next day.

[@TheMegabitGamer]

This Gun was the type they used in a James bond Movie ...The Living Daylights...also in 007 Goldeneye game. BUT Sean Connery was the best James Bond.

[@Sebastianfebruar]

Wonderful german rifle.

[@LukeSkinwalker]

Rank 200 Sniper

[@refusesack4897]

You should mention hitman

[@martinstiastny7679]

?

[@martinstiastny7679]

If you're referring to the movie HITMAN, it was not in that movie. They used the Blaser

[@barticle]

​@@martinstiastny7679 While Blasers did feature in both Hitman movies, the WA2000 also appeared in the first one (just called 'Hitman') and in several titles in the Hitman video-game series that the films were inspired by.

[@santanagamingcinema]

Thats what introduced me to the rifle. Carrying it in that suit case and then putting it together before the shot...

[@RickJZ1973]

It's an interesting rifle! Ultimately though, it was a failure due to weight, over engineering of design, and ultimately cost.

[@owenkeller2748]

If Walther wants to print money they’ll come up with a way to make one for about $3000. It’ll sell

[@Kav.]

I think the point is that it can't be built for 3000. Not if you want it to perform

[@joelouden6592]

That's probably the coolest rifle that I don't want. If someone gave one to me I'd sell it and build a MK13 MOD 7 .300 Win Mag and buy a Mustang Shelby GT350.

[@t-winator533]

Shit sucks in COD

[@Namesi]

I wonder why Palestinians would have felt the need to do such a thing? Hmmmmmmmm