Steyr-Pieper 1908, 7,65 mm Browning (7,65x17 mmSR/.32 Auto)

Type: Semiautomatic pistol Produced: 1909-1929 Caliber: 7,65 mm Browning (7,65x17 mmSR/.32 Auto) Action: Blowback Trigger: Single action Safety: Thumb lever (frame) Magazine: 7 rounds Sights: Rear, open sight fixed, V notch; Front, blade shape fixed Grooves: 6 grooves, right-hand twist, one turn in 10.06" (255 mm) Barrel length: 3.54" (90 mm) Overall length: 6.45" (160 mm) Originally intended for commercial sale, this pistol was built to the patents of Nicolas Pieper of Liège, Belgium. This was an unusual blowback pistol with a tip-down barrel. The barrel was retained with a pivoting bolt and it was held by a thumb-latch barrel-locking mechanism. The recoil-spring rod ended in a hook engaging a lug on the slide, disengaging automatically when the breech was raised. The Steyr gun differed from the Pieper pattern in the following minor details: The angle of the pistol grip was increased, the grips were attached with 2 screws instead of 1, the barrel was lengthened, the rear sight was revised. Manufacture was started in 1909 and suspended in 1911. Some historians claim that manufacturing continued until 1914. Manufacturing resumed in 1919. They reused some parts already pre-manufactured, so serial numbering and dates are overlapping. Manufacturing continued at least until 1929. The pocket version of this Pistol is the Steyr-Pieper M1909. This gun on video, with early grip plates (before WW I), were made in 1910. This was the favourite private purchased pistol for Austro-Hungarian Military officers and Police departments. The Steyr Model 1908/34 are listed in the 1943 Nazi police manual as an issued pistol. About 60,000 were made. Designed by Nicholas Pieper (1870-1933), son of Henri Pieper (1840-1898). Credits: Author's knowledege; http://www.hungariae.com/Stey08.htm Only for whom who wants to see other weapons: https://bit.ly/3oOqcPp #firearmsfieldstripYT #steyrpieper