Mller pistol
Though this pistol was never put on the market, and perhaps not more than a dozen prototype models were made, it is an arm that is of interest to collectors. No law enforcement officers are ever likely to encounter one. It was designed and patented by Bernhard M ller of Winterthur, Switzerland, and the models were constructed in ca. 1902 to 1907 Fig. 219 . A specimen was submitted to the Swiss for Army Trials in 1904, but it was rejected. In U.S. Army Trials made in 1905 it suffered a similar...
Mller pistol Bru
Though this pistol was never put on the market, and perhaps not more than a dozen prototype models were made, it is an arm that is of interest to collectors. No law enforcement officers are ever likely to encounter one. It was designed and patented by Bernhard M ller of Winterthur, Switzerland, and the models were constructed in ca. 1902 to 1907 Fig. 219 . A specimen was submitted to the Swiss for Army Trials in 1904, but it was rejected. In U.S. Army Trials made in 1905 it suffered a similar...
Walthers of foreign manufacture
Some time after the close of World War If, manufacture of the 7.65 mm. Mod. PP Walther was started by the firm Mre. de Machines du Haut Rhin at Mulhouse Bourtzwiller, France, under license from Walther Figs. 282, 283 . Later a .22 cal. model also appeared. These pistols seem to be of excellent quality, as would be expected if, as reported, they are produced under the supervision of Walther. In 1948 the manufacture of a copy of the 9 mm. Mod. PP Walther, known as the Kirikkale, was begun at the...
Tokarev pistols Mjo
Until the development of the Tokarev automatic pistol, the side arm used in Russia was the revolver, either the 7.62 mm. Nagant or the Belgian Pieper of the same caliber. These pistols are practically alike. The last Belgian contract expired some time in 1898 or 1899 and manufacture of the Nagant began at Tula in 1900. The Belgian numbering series was continued through 1917, when manufacture was interrupted. When it was resumed in 1921 a new numbering series, starting with No. 1, was instituted...
Warner pistols 1
The history of the Warner Arms Corporation is not entirely clear and its activities are relatively unimportant but do merit some consideration. F. B. Warner, then of Brooklyn, N. Y., imported and sold the German-made Schwarzlose 7.65 mm. pistol which had been patented by A. W. Schwarzlose on April 13 and August 24, 1909. Just when Warner began selling this pistol is not known, but it is stated on good authority that its manufacture was discontinued in 1912 and that the machinery, tools,...
Other markings
Other marks should always be looked for. Defects in the chamber where the cartridge lies at the moment of explosion will sometimes produce repetitive marks on the side of a brass shell. Sometimes these marks are only bulges rather than marks that have distinctive character, but they should be looked for. On the other hand, marks which do have a distinct individuality are sometimes found. The imprints made by the lips of magazine clips in auto loading arms may at times be useful. Usually,...
Zehna pistol 1
The Zehna pistol, of 6.35 mm. caliber, was designed by Emil Zehner in about 1919-1920 and prototype forms were made in 1920 and perhaps in early 1921. When commercially produced, in mid-1921, the pistol differed somewhat from the prototypes. It was manufactured by the Zehner Metallwarenfabrik at Suhl, Germany. While it appears to have been moderately successful its production seems to have ceased somewhere around 1928. It appears in the 1927 Genschow Catalog but is not in the 1928 edition. The...
Info Fgj
Note All calibers are Browning ACP . An auxiliary, insertable barrel was available for the 7.65 mm. models, which permitted the use of the 4 mm. Zielmunition 20 cartridges for target practice up to about 10 yards. Modell MP-This model was developed secretly as it was a distinct violation of the Versailles Treaty which forbade the making of pistols of larger caliber than 7.65 mm. Both of the principal manufacturers of automatic pistols in Germany, Mauser as well as Walther, were violating the...
Owa 1
Okzet same as Bijou, Kaba and Liliput Deutsche Werke, A.G. originally Ortgies and Co.
Yugoslav pistols 1
The only manufacturer of pistols of any importance in Yugoslavia is the Voino Tekhnichki Zavod Army Technical Factory located at Kragujevac. It is not known when this firm originated, but it had been in operation many years before World War II. About 5000 workers were employed. During the war the Germans bombed the plant, but soon thereafter they rebuilt it and installed considerable modern German machinery, which was left behind when they retreated. Many foreign-made pistols had been imported...
Patent L Yovanovitch Model
There are no proof marks or other markings. As to rifling, the pistol has 6 grooves, right hand twist, with one turn in 8.4 inches. The bore diameter is 0.3508, groove diameter 0.3590, and land width 0.045 inches. All the above data were taken from one specimen No. 3344 , the rifling of which was in good condition. It is said that a substantial order for pistols was obtained from Haile Selassie of Ethiopia in 1954 and that these were made and delivered. This statement has not been confirmed,...
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Bergmann's Industriewerke Copies made in Belgium Arizmendi y Goenaga or Francisco Arizmendi Soc. Espa ola de Armas y Municiones
Furor 7.65mm Gun
Burgham Mars name used in several countries Cesar a Cesar was alsomade in Spain Perfect The great preponderance of 7.65 mm. pistols listed, coupled with the known popularity of the 6.35 size, leads one to suspect that the list is not complete as far as the 6.35 mm. pistols are concerned. Mod. E-2. Arrow points to lever which, when turned, releases automatic pistols. Top Model D-1. Middle Model E-2. Bottom
Bernardelli 1
The firm of Vincenzo Bernardelli, located at Gardone V.T., Italy, is one of the oldest manufacturers of Europe still in operation. It was founded in 1865 and has long enjoyed a reputation for fine workmanship. Bernardelli learned the art of firearms manufacture as an employee of the Franzini Arms Factory located in Gardone Val Trompia. This was one of the important factories of its day, and Bernardelli had become chief of the Damascus barrel division. In 1865 he had decided to set up his own...
MAB pistols Inp
The M.A.B. automatic pistols, made by Manufacture d'Armes Automatiques of Bayonne, France, are patterned after the Browning models. They are well made and are quite popular in the U.S. Production began in 1921, and up to and including World War II pistols were made in 6.25, 7.65, and 9 mm. Short ACP calibers. Following the war a .22 caliber model was brought out and some larger-caliber models were also added. For a considerable period during World War II the plant was operated under the...
Identifying Sauer H38
1913 Model-The 7.65 mm. Sauer pistol was the first to be brought out and is properly called the 1913 Modell as it was introduced in that year. It frequently is referred to as the Old Model. As a matter of fact, no model designation was assigned to it until early in the 1920's, when a smaller version of the same model appeared in 6.35 caliber Fig. 241 . The 1913 Mod. is characterised by its rather unique appearance. The barrel is housed in a rather large tube or cylinder, with a spiral recoil...
Bergmann Pocket Models 1
Production of the 5 and 6.5 mm. Bergmann blowback pistols of earlier type ceased about 1904. Inasmuch as it is reliably reported that the firm of V. Charles Schilling, long associated with Bergmann, actually made these pistols for Bergmann in the period 1896 to 1904, at which time the Schilling firm was taken over by H. Krieghoff, it seems a safe conclusion that these circumstances account for the cessation of production. Pistols of this type and vintage, bearing the name of Bergmann, are found...
The rifling meter
As has already been pointed out, workers in the field of firearms identification often have need of rifling data not presently available to them, either in textbooks, reference books, or from firearms manufacturers. Not infrequently a bullet is brought to the laboratory and the examiner is asked what kind of a gun should be looked for, there being no gun or suspect and perhaps even no known motive for the crime that has been committed. In such a situation it is obvious that the investigation of...
Oriental pistols other than Japanese 1
Information concerning pistols of Oriental manufacture, other than those made in Japan, is meager and often conflicting. Most of the pistols made in the Orient, other than Japan, are copies of pistols made by Mauser, Fabrique Nationale, and, occasionally, Colt. While there are many copies of the Mauser and F.N. there are but few of the Colt. The author has seen a quite good imitation of the .45 U.S. Army Model 1911A which was made at the Pusan Jin Iron Works in Pusan, Korea. The barrel,...
BergmannSimplex
According to the best recent information, the pistol that later became known as the 8 mm. Bergmann-Simplex was first issued as the Bergmann Selbstlade Pistole Modell 1901 and was introduced sometime in the winter of that year. In its original form it had a longer barrel than the Simplex and the grip frame shape was like the earlier 1897 Bergmann. By 1901-1902 the Mod. 1901 was reduced to a pocket type, with shorter barrel and a rounded grip frame characteristic of the final Simplex pistol. It...
Ruger pistols 1
The Ruger pistols, made by Sturm, Ruger and Co., of Southport, Conn., are comparative newcomers in the field, having been first brought on the market in 1949. They are deservedly popular because of their simple design, excellent performance, and price. The pistol is characterized chiefly by having an exposed barrel, a true bolt action rather than the common slide construction, and a streamlined grip frame fabricated from sheet metal stampings. The bolt is cylindrical in shape and is housed in a...
Gabilondo pistols
The name Gabilondo has been connected with the manufacture of firearms for over half a century and is well known the world over. It is one of three companies now permitted to make automatic pistols in Spain. It is also permitted to make revolvers. The original firm was founded in 1904 under the name of Gabilondos y Urresti-the plural being used because two families of cousins were involved. In 1909 the cousins separated and the name was changed to Gabilondo y Urresti, under which name the...
Radom VIS pistol 1
Previous to 1935 the Polish Army had been supplied with a variety of side arms, including the F.N. Browning, Colt, Luger, Mauser, and Steyr automatic pistols and the Nagant revolver. For obvious reasons this was not desirable, and the army officials decided to standardize on a single weapon. Manufacturers were invited to submit specimens for official testing in 1935. The firms Breda, Mauser, Skoda, and two Polish engineers by the names of Wilniewczyc and Skrzypinski entered the competition. As...
Info Crz 1
Erma Waffenfabrik Orig. name -Erfurter Maschinen u. Werkzeugfabrik bei Geipel, G.m.b.H. Apparently also made by others unknown. Fab. de Material de Guerra del Ejercito
Tokarev pistols
Until the development of the Tokarev automatic pistol, the side arm used in Russia was the revolver, either the 7.62 mm. Nagant or the Belgian Pieper of the same caliber. These pistols are practically alike. The last Belgian contract expired some time in 1898 or 1899 and manufacture of the Nagant began at Tula in 1900. The Belgian numbering series was continued through 1917, when manufacture was interrupted. When it was resumed in 1921 a new numbering series, starting with No. 1, was instituted...
Tauler pistols Ywq
The Tauler automatic pistols were identical to certain models of the Llama series produced by Gabilondo y Cia. and were given special markings for sale by Senor Tauler of Madrid. Tauler was a gunsmith and in addition was an Olympic champion and at one time Captain of the Secret Police. Gabilondo agreed to supply pistols marked with the Tauler trade mark for those contracts and sales made by Senor Tauler to Spanish police departments and other government departments. The Tauler name or trade...
Nakulski Gniezno
Oesterr, Waffenfabriks Ges. Steyr-Daimler Puch A.G.
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Fig. 168. 7.65 mm. Brng. Frommer Mod. 1910. Partially disassembled. Fig. 168. 7.65 mm. Brng. Frommer Mod. 1910. Partially disassembled. Fig. 169. 7.65 mm. Frommer Stop Mod. Sectional view. Fig. 169. 7.65 mm. Frommer Stop Mod. Sectional view.
Reising pistol 1
This is a .22 caliber target pistol which was designed by Eugene G. Reising, a resident of East Hartford, Conn., to whom basic patents were issued on May 16, 1916, and October 25, 1921, according to inscriptions on the pistols. His first application relating to a new and improved trigger mechanism for automatic fire arms was filed on June 19, 1915. U.S. Pat. No. 1,183,115 was granted on this application on May 16, 1916. An application for a patent on a new and improved fire arm, actually...
Czech service pistols 1
Praga-The first service pistol made in Czechoslovakia was the Praga, a 7.65 mm. pistol made by Zbrojovka Praga. Just when production was started is not known, but very likely in 1919. All of the specimens seen by the author were marked as made in 1920 and 1921, the highest serial number being 6409 date on barrel, 22-12-21 . Production ceased by 1926 as the firm went out of business in that year. This pistol was a modification of the F.N. Browning Mod. 1910. The barrel had three lugs, and the...
Lahti pistols 1
Lahti Finnish -The original 9 mm. Parabellum Lahti military pistol was designed by Aimo Johannes Lahti, who for some time was Chief of the Government Arsenal of Finland. He was an arms designer of note, having previously designed rifles and the Finnish machine gun. The pistol was designed shortly before 1935 and, since it was adopted as the Finnish service hand arm in 1935, it was given the nomenclature L-35. It was manufactured by Valtion Kivaari Tehdas State Rifle Factory at Jyvaskyla. The...
Rifling methods 1
Modern rifles, revolvers, and pistols have barrels which are rifled, i.e., they have spiral grooves in the inner surface, the purpose of which is to cause the bullet to acquire a rapid spin on its longitudinal axis, the gyroscopic effect of which keeps the bullet from yawing or tumbling in flight. This method of improving the accuracy of the flight of a bullet has been used for hundreds of years and no one knows just when the principle was first discovered. These grooves in the bore of the...
Ruby class or Eibar type 1
Around 1910 the Spanish firearms industry began the manufacture of a style of automatic pistol patterned after the blowback, internal-hammer design used by Fabrique Nationale in their Modele 1903 Browning and by the Colt Co. in the manufacture of their Hammerless Pocket Model of 1903. The Spanish imitations differed in minor points from model to model, but all of them preserved the characteristics which easily marked them as Browning imitations. The common design was a 5- or 7-round type, in...
Korovin pistols Vzn
This is a 6.35 mm. pistol designed by S. Korovin and manufactured at one of the Tula arsenals in the U.S.S.R. This particular aresenal armory or factory is the Tulski Oruzheiny Zavod Tula Weapons Factory and guns made there are frequently found to be marked with the letters Toz. It is believed that all of the Korovin pistols were made at this one factory and that they were intended for nonmilitary use, as attested by the fact that specimens are marked with a triangle having the letter T...
Mugica pistols 1
The Mugica automatic pistols are a product of Gabilondo y Cia., sold by Jose Cruz Mugica, a manufacturer of shotguns in Eibar. A 1958 communication from the former states that the Mugica is the same as the Llama produced specially for Mr. Mugica to fill an order from Siam. In 1951, however, the Mugica firm issued a four-page pamphlet describing in some detail several models of the Mugica pistol he was offering for sale. The three models illustrated all bear Mugica's markings, including his...
Ruger pistols Klp
The Ruger pistols, made by Sturm, Ruger and Co., of Southport, Conn., are comparative newcomers in the field, having been first brought on the market in 1949. They are deservedly popular because of their simple design, excellent performance, and price. The pistol is characterized chiefly by having an exposed barrel, a true bolt action rather than the common slide construction, and a streamlined grip frame fabricated from sheet metal stampings. The bolt is cylindrical in shape and is housed in a...
Kommer Waffenfabrik Zella-mehlis Pistole Kaliber 22
Four types or models of Kommer pistols made by the Theodor Kommer Waffenfabrik in Zella-Mehlis, Germany, are known. The dates at which these various models appeared are not known and no production figures are available. It does not seem likely, however, from such data as are at hand that the total production could have been very large. The first type, to which no model number was assigned, is shown in the AKAH A. Kind Catalog of 1922 and presumably appeared around 1920 or 1921. It is a 6.35 mm....
Table Ahn
The Danton pistols were based on the Gabilondo imitations of the three Browning models of 1906, 1910, and 1922, appearing first under the names of Ruby and Bufalo, and are the last of the early Browning imitations produced. The first Danton pistols were made in 1925 and they went into full production in 1926. Between 1926 and 1932 several variant styles and types were made under the Danton name. Actually, some of these were identical to the Ruby and Bufalo models previously made. Production of...
Le Francais pistols Wlt
The Le Francais series of automatic pistols, made by MANUFRANCE Manufacture Francaise d'Armes et Cycles de St. Etienne, France , are of considerable interest because of their novelty of design and quality of workmanship. Four models were produced, in three calibers the 6.35 mm. Modele de Poche Pocket Model , the 6.35 mm. Policeman, the 7.65 mm. Le Francais no other designation , and the 9 mm. Browning Long Le Francais designed for military or police use . The 6.35 mm. models were designed...
Helfricht pistols Hno
These German pistols, which were also sold under the name Helkra, were reportedly patented by Hugo Helfricht of Zella-Mehlis, and were manufactured by Alfred Krausser of that city. The name Helkra no doubt was derived by combing the first three letters from the names Helfricht and Krausser. These pistols seem to have originated sometime around 1920. There appear to have been four models or, more properly, types, as no model designations seem to have been made before the appearance of Mod. 4,...
BergmannEarly types 1
Theodor Bergmann was one of the first to produce a practical automatic pistol, the actual inventor of which was Louis Schmeisser, however. In the period 1892 to 1905 many designs were produced and the pistols were manufactured at Bergmann's Industriewerke at Gaggenau Baden , Germany. These early Bergmann pistols are now collectors' items of very considerable value because only a few guns were made in many of the designs produced some even being practically prototypes and because by 1907 the...
Gabilondo pistols Ibo
The name Gabilondo has been connected with the manufacture of firearms for over half a century and is well known the world over. It is one of three companies now permitted to make automatic pistols in Spain. It is also permitted to make revolvers. The original firm was founded in 1904 under the name of Gabilondos y Urresti-the plural being used because two families of cousins were involved. In 1909 the cousins separated and the name was changed to Gabilondo y Urresti, under which name the...
Fabrica De Armas Garantazadas
Made first at Hamada and later at Nagoya Arsenals Zehner Metallwarenfabrik E. Zehner Waffenfabrik Hispano Argentina Fabrica de Automoviles Manufacturers of revolvers and nonautomatic pistols Foreign-made revolvers and nonautomatic pistols Foreign-made revolvers and nonautomatic pistols Deane, Adams amp Deane and others in England Esperanza y Unceta, Unceta y Cia., Astra-Unceta y Cia. present name
Glisenti pistols 1
The original Glisenti pistol was patented in Italy on June 30, 1905, by the Societa Siderurgica Glisenti, Carcina Brescia , Italy. It was manufactured by this firm from 1906 on and was originally called the Pistola Automatica Glisenti. The pistol was adopted by the Italian Army in 1906, as the Pistola Automatica M906, and at the time was chambered for the 7.65 mm, Parabellum cartridge, In 1909, however, it was decided to increase the caliber to 9 mm, and to use a weakly loaded Parabellum...
Experimental types 1
A pistol about which very little seems to be known is that developed by Tomisiro Komuro, of Tokyo, in the period 1905-06. These were supposedly chambered for the 7.65 mm. Browning cartridge. A few hundred specimens were made, presumably in the period 1906-1910. The fact that specimens vary in construction details from specimen to specimen suggests that they were never made on a production basis, but probably were handmade. None of these seem to have appeared in this country before World War I...
Patent Haeussler Adlerwaffenwerke Engelbrecht And Wolff 1
The specimens examined Nos. 1231 and 1245 both bear the same monogram on the grip pieces. This shows an eagle with outstretched wings, a banner, two concentric circles beneath the banner in which appear the letters MHZ presumably for Max Hermsdorf, Zella , below which are the words FABRIK ZEICHEN Factory Mark . While it is not confirmed, it is believed that the pistol was actually made by Engelbrecht and Wolff for Max Hermsdorf, owner of the Adlerwaffenwerke, the contemplated distributor. The...
Mauser blowback pistols
The first Mauser patents on blowback type pistols date from 1907, and many patents were taken out from 1907 to 1915. Work on a fixed-barrel type of arms was first done on rifles in 1907, but in 1908 interest had shifted to experimental work on a hand gun of this type. Mauser's first attempt was to produce a military pistol in 9 mm. Parabellum caliber, and this resulted in a pistol designated as Modell 1909. Although an instruction book was issued, indicating that the pistol was expected to meet...
Pat Brevete Drgm 1
The letters D.R.G.M. stand for Deutsche Reich Gebrauch Muster i.e., the German Reich License for Use . The presence of the French word Brevete does not necessarily mean that the gun was not made in Germany as it does appear on pistols definitely known to have been made there-some early Bergmanns for example. The conclusion is that both may have been made in Belgium, and this is further borne out by the identity of all details in the grip monogram which consists of the word SIMPLEX. Admittedly,...
Firing test bullets
In firing test bullets it is good practice to use the same make of ammunition as that submitted as evidence, preferably ammunition taken from the gun itself when confiscated or in possession of the suspect. This will not only help to assure similarity, which often is important because of variations in the same brand as well as in different brands, but it will also meet the objections of opposing counsel who will very likely raise the question as to the similarity of test ammunition. If one does...
Info Acy
Plant cup cartridge r volvers in several models R.F. .22 cal. Revolvers Like the Rupertus R. F. Sedgeley Succ. to H. M. Kolb Pettengill hammerless percussion revolvers in several models Claimed to be first American-made hammerless revolver Rogers amp Spencer Formerly R. Rogers and Rogers amp Hearst Pettingill revolvers and Rogers amp Spencer revolvers Revolver made under White patents Smith amp Wesson made a similar gun under agreement with White 8-shot Pepper boxes Hero revolver and R.F....