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An Ortgies pistol chambered in 6.35 mm, was presented to Eva Braun by Adolf Hitler. It differs only slightly from a standard Ortgies pistol, in that it has a small gold plate inlaid into the side of the slide, stamped "Eva Braun". The pistol was removed from her house following World War II, and has made its way through a few auction houses ...
The Bergmann 1894/1896/1897 was a family of 19th-century semi-automatic pistols developed by German designer Louis Schmeisser and sold by Theodor Bergmann's company. [3] [4] This gun was released in the early days of automatic pistols, and was a contemporary of the Mauser C96 and Borchardt C-93 pistols.
It was the first self-loading firearm able to be operated by one person. It was used during the Mexican Revolution (Mexican Army) and World War I (Imperial German Flying Corps). The first submachine gun, which fires pistol cartridges and can be used by one soldier, was the MP18.1, invented by Theodor Bergmann.
The PP models were the first mass-produced pistols with stamped parts. Still, the overall increase in dependability and high production quality with lower relative manufacturing costs made them the best option to replace the P-08 Luger. In 1938, Nazi Germany awarded the contract for that replacement to Walther for the 9mm P38.
Semi-automatic pistol Czechoslovakia: 1,000,000+ [133] Mauser C96 (and derivatives) Semi-automatic pistol Machine pistol German Empire: 1,000,000+ 920,000-984,000 C96, [134] 98,000 M712 'Schnellfeuer' [135] Tens of thousands of Spanish and Chinese copies [136] [137] Beretta Model 38: Submachine gun Italy: 1,000,000 Marlin Model 1894: Lever ...
Serbia: Received a number of pistols as reparations from Germany and Austria after World War I [85] Shanghai International Settlement: M1930 model bought by police [77] South African Republic: 100 were bought after a Portuguese firm in Mozambique provided Piet Joubert with samples. Additionally, a number were privately purchased by burghers. [86]
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.
In the U.S., Model 1900 pistols in 7.65 Parabellum caliber (aka .30 Luger in the U.S.) were first imported by Georg Luger, then by a DWM sales agent, Hans Tauscher, until World War I. [42] Referred to at the time as the 'Borchardt-Luger' by U.S. authorities, Tauscher consistently referred to the pistol in his marketing and advertising materials ...