| Schwarzlose Model 1898 | |
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| File:1898schwarzlose.jpg | |
| Type | Semi-Automatic Pistol |
| Place of origin |
 German Empire |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose |
| Designed | 1898 |
| Produced | 1898-1905 |
| No. built | <1000 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 785 grams (27.7 oz) with empty magazine |
| Length | 273 millimetres (10.7 in) |
| Barrel length | 163 millimetres (6.4 in) |
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| Caliber |
7.65×25mm Borchardt 7.63×25mm Mauser |
| Action | Short recoil with rotating bolt locking |
| Muzzle velocity | 390-441 m/s |
| Effective firing range | 100 metres (110 yd) |
| Maximum firing range | 600 metres (660 yd) |
| Feed system | 7-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Iron |
Diagram from the British patent for the Schwarzlose 1898
The Schwarzlose Model 1898 was a semi-automatic pistol invented by Prussian firearm designer Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose. It was chambered for cartridges such as the 7.65×25mm Borchardt and 7.63×25mm Mauser.[1]
The Schwarzlose design was advanced for its time, but not widely adopted with less than 1000 pieces being manufactured.[2][3]
Small lots were sold to the Boers during the Boer War. Another lot was sold to members of the Russian Social-Democratic Party who were plotting insurrection, but were confiscated at the Russian border and issued to the Imperial Russian Frontier Guards.[3][4]
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References[]
- ↑ Hogg, Ian; Walter, John (29 August 2004). Pistols of the World. David & Charles. pp. 279–280. ISBN 0-87349-460-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=okQH6zFgDtUC&pg=PA279.
- ↑ Lee, Jerry (23 April 2013). The Official Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices 2013. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 936. ISBN 978-1-4402-3543-6.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ezell, Edward Clinton (1993). Handguns of the World: Military Revolvers and Self-loaders from 1870 to 1945. Marboro Books. pp. 150–153. ISBN 978-0-88029-618-2.
- ↑ Hammerfell, Richard (2015). Firearms Illustrated - Pistol Edition. Digital Services. p. 213. GGKEY:PKJGL3K97WH. http://books.google.com/books?id=zXH_BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA213.
External links[]
- Gunwriters' Questions and Answers, P. T. Kekkonen. #17, April 2002.
- Schwarzlose 1898 Semiauto Pistol at Forgotten Weapons
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