The Schwarzlose Model 1908 was a
semi-automatic pistol
A semi-automatic pistol is a type of repeating single-chamber handgun ( pistol) that automatically cycles its action to insert the subsequent cartridge into the chamber (self-loading), but requires manual actuation of the trigger to actu ...
, designed by
Andreas Schwarzlose, released in 1908 in the
German Empire
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and produced until 1911.
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Operation
The Schwarzlose employs a very distinctive
"blow-forward action" operating mechanism. It has no slide, instead the mechanism is operated by the barrel being projected forward due to the gas pressure and the friction of the bullet passing through the bore, the compressed recoil spring drives the barrel back, stripping the top cartridge from the magazine, chambering the round, and pressing the cartridge head against the standing breech, which is part of the frame.
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See also
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Hino Komuro M1908 Pistol
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Schwarzlose MG M.07/12
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Steyr Mannlicher M1894
References
External links
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.32 ACP semi-automatic pistols
Blow forward firearms
Semi-automatic pistols 1901–1909
Semi-automatic pistols of Germany
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1908