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In the United States the ATF has the Gun Control Act definition as: For the purposes of the Gun Control Act of 1968, the term "Antique Firearms" means any firearm manufactured in or before 1898 (including any matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap or similar type of ignition system or replica thereof, whether actually manufactured before or after ...
Salvator Dormus pistol (Austria-Hungary – pistol –1891/1895) San Yan Chong (China – hand cannon – 16th century) Slocum revolver (US – revolver – 1863/1865) Schmidt M1882 (Switzerland – revolver) Schmidt–Rubin rifles (Switzerland – rifle – 1889/1891) Schwarzlose Model 1898 (German Empire – semi-automatic pistol – 1898)
The Schwarzlose Model 1898 was a full-size, locked-breech, rotary-bolt, semi-automatic pistol invented by Prussian firearm designer Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose. [1] It was chambered for cartridges such as the 7.65×25mm Borchardt and 7.63×25mm Mauser .
An illustration of this spring is shown in the drawing from page 216, Mannlicher Rifles and Pistols, Smith, 1947. When the pistol is discharged, as the breechblock moves to the rear and the slide rails travel back in the receiver guides, the cross-beam at the forward end serves to compress the recoil spring against the frame.
This gun was released in the early days of automatic pistols, and was a contemporary of the Mauser C96 and Borchardt C-93 pistols. [5] [2] The Bergmann 1894/1896/1897 pistols failed to achieve the same widespread success. [a] There are several variations, but the internal mechanisms remain almost the same in all of them.
Light machine guns. Chauchat M1915 (French made) Medium machine guns. Colt-Browning M1895/14 (American made) Hotchkiss M1914 (American origin and French made) Saint Étienne M1907/16 (French made) Heavy machine guns. Schwarzlose M1907/12 (Austrian made) Grenades. F1 M1915, M1916 and M1917 (French made) Improvised bombs and grenades (Greek made ...
The Rast & Gasser M1898 is a double-action, solid-frame revolver that served as the standard sidearm for the Austro-Hungarian Army from 1898 to 1918, including during World War I. It was chambered for the 8mm Gasser cartridge, which was specifically designed for this revolver. The M1898 was manufactured by the Austrian firm Rast & Gasser and ...
For safety in the intended use by mounted cavalry, the pistol has a heavy trigger pull against the firing striker spring, similar to a hammerless revolver. [4] The Roth–Steyr is a locked-breech pistol, which allows the barrel and bolt to recoil together within a hollow receiver. It is chambered for a cartridge specific to this model.