Schwarzlose Model 1898
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| Schwarzlose Model 1898 | |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose |
| Designed | 1898 |
| Produced | 1898-1905 |
| No. built | <1000 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 785 grams (27.7 oz) with empty magazine |
| Length | 273 millimetres (10.7 in) |
| Barrel length | 163 millimetres (6.4 in) |
| Caliber | 7.65×25mm Borchardt 7.63×25mm Mauser |
| Action | Short recoil with rotating bolt locking |
| Muzzle velocity | 390–441 m/s |
| Effective firing range | 100 metres (110 yd) |
| Maximum firing range | 600 metres (660 yd) |
| Feed system | 6 or 8-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Iron |
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.[2]
Most pistols used a six-shot detachable magazine, but a few were built with a larger frame for an eight-shot magazine. The rear sight was vertically adjustable, and the firing pin served as a cocking indicator by protruding to the rear. The Schwarzlose design was advanced for its time, but not widely adopted with less than 500 pieces being manufactured.[1][3][4]
Small lots were sold to the Boers during the Boer War. Another lot was sold to members of the Russian Social-Democratic Party who were plotting insurrection, but were confiscated at the Russian border and issued to the Imperial Russian Frontier Guards.[4][5]
