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The remainder of the German order, consisting of 28,000 pistols, was intercepted by Allied forces in September 1944. [1] [3] Astra 900: Astra-Unceta y Cia SA: 7.63×25mm Mauser: Wehrmacht: 1,050 delivered in March 1943. [1] Browning Hi-Power: Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal: 9×19mm Parabellum: Waffen-SS Fallschirmjäger: 319,000 manufactured ...
The Walther P5 is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol developed in the mid-1970s by the German small arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen.It was designed with the German police forces in mind, who sought to replace existing 7.65mm pistols with a modern service sidearm incorporating enhanced safety features and chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum.
The Waffenfabrik von Dreyse company was acquired by Rheinische Metallwaren & Maschinenfabrik Sömmerda in 1901, although the Dreyse Model pistols were marketed under the Dreyse name. The pistol had an interesting feature for the time: when the gun was ready to fire, the firing pin projected through the back of the breech block , serving as an ...
MG 3 machine gun [4] - Modernised variant of WWII MG 42. Served as the main German Cold War machine gun from the late 1950s. Heckler & Koch HK21 - a general purpose machine gun developed in 1961, based on the G3 battle rifle
Carl Walther GmbH (German:), or simply known as Walther, is a German firearm manufacturer, and a subsidiary of the PW Group. [2] Founded by Carl Walther in 1886, the company has manufactured firearms and air guns at its facility in Germany for more than 100 years.
The Treaty of Versailles (signed in 1919) imposed a number of restrictions on pistol barrel lengths and calibres on German arms manufacturers. [30] Pistols for German government issue or domestic market sales could not have a barrel longer than 4 inches and could not be chambered for 9 mm cartridges.
Ortgies-Pistols 1919–1921 Ortgies-Pistols 1921–1924. Heinrich Ortgies designed the pistol while living in Liège, Belgium during World War I. [4] After the war, he moved to Erfurt, Germany, where in 1919 he commenced production of the pistol in his own factory. The weapons bore the mark "Ortgies & Co. – Erfurt" on their slides and a ...
Of particular note is the company's Sauer 38H, the first mass-produced semi-automatic pistol to feature a cocking/de-cocking lever. It was a very advanced pocket pistol design made in .25 ACP, .32 ACP, and .380 ACP. It was adopted as German alternate standard as 'Modell 38' and was widely used by air and tank forces.