Schwarzlose Model 1908

Schwarzlose Model 1908
Type Semi-Automatic Pistol
Place of origin  German Empire
Production history
Designer Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose
Designed 1908
Produced 1908–1911
Specifications
Weight 910 g
Length 234 mm
Barrel length 121 mm
Caliber 7.65mm Browning
Action Blow-forward
Muzzle velocity 305 m/s
Feed system 6-round detachable box magazine
Sights Iron

The Schwarzlose Model 1908 was a semi-automatic pistol, designed by Andreas Schwarzlose, released in 1908 in German Empire and produced until 1911.[1]

Operation

The Schwarzlose employs a very distinctive "blow-forward action" operating mechanism. It has no slide, instead the mechanism is operated by the barrel being projected forward due to the gas pressure and the friction of the bullet passing through the bore, the compressed recoil spring drives the barrel back, stripping the top cartridge from the magazine, chambering the round, and pressing the cartridge head against the standing breech, which is part of the frame.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Peterson, Phillip (18 October 2013). Standard Catalog of Military Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 509. ISBN 978-1-4402-3692-1.
  2. ↑ Hogg, Ian; Walter, John (29 August 2004). Pistols of the World. David & Charles. pp. 279–280. ISBN 0-87349-460-1.
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