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Browning's earliest 1895 pistol prototype. John Browning started his work on semi-automatic pistols in 1894, when he mostly finalized the M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun. [2] He initially tried to use the same gas action with a swinging piston, with a prototype ready to be shown to Colt in July 1895, [3] and applied for a patent [4] in ...
The M1899 had a large safety lever mounted on the left side of the frame. Embellished pistols were presented to German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm , and to Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II , but production of the M1898 and M1899 was less than 350, following which the design was improved to the M1901, with its slide-mounted, hammer-blocking safety, and ...
The Zastava M1899 in 7×57mm is a variant of the Mauser Model 1895, it was produced under license by Zastava Arms from 1899 to 1915. [10] Depending on the slight modifications during the production, they were designated M1899, M1899/07 and M1899/08. [11] 10,000 carbines, designated M1899/07 or M1907 were also produced by Zastava from 1907 to 1910.
Submachine guns. Carabinetta Automatica O.V.P; Beretta M1918; FIAT Mod.1915; Rifles. Berthier M1892, M1892/16, M1907/15 and M1916; Carcano M1891 (Standard issue rifle) Lebel M1886/93; Vetterli M1870, M1870/87 and M1870/87/15; Moschetto M1891; Machine guns. Chauchat M1915; Colt–Browning M1895/14; Fiat–Revelli M1914; Gardner M1886; Hotchkiss ...
The S&W Model 10 revolver was a popular weapon before the semi-automatic pistol replaced the revolver in many police departments, as well as police units and armies. Certain units of Ireland's Gardaí (Irish Police) had replaced the Model 10 with the SIG Sauer P226 and Walther P99C semi-automatic pistols.
Colt did produce a few "Model 1903" .41 cal. pistols, conversions of Model 1902 Military Models (the 1902 Military was an improved M1900/02), for the cartridge before the development of the cartridge ended. One of the .41 pistols is on display in the Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut (the birthplace of Colt's Manufacturing Co.) [6]
The .38 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as the .38 Auto, .38 Automatic, or 9×23mmSR, is a semi-rimmed pistol cartridge that was introduced at the turn of the 20th century for the John Browning-designed Colt M1900. It was first used in Colt's Model 1897 prototype, which he did not produce.
This category is for articles about semi-automatic pistols introduced during the 19th century (1801–1900). Pages in category "19th-century semi-automatic pistols" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.