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pistol, semi-automatic

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  • Other Name

    Steyr Model 1912 automatic pistol and holster,WW1 (descriptive name)

    Steyr-Hahn semi-automatic pistol (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Steyr Model 1912 semi-automatic pistol and holster, WW1

    Steyr-Hahn semi-automatic pistol; 9mm calibre; top-loading by 8 round clip; weight approx 33 oz; 5 inch barrel; wooden pistol grips with chequering; lanyard loop; comes with holster, ammunition clip; and 5 rounds of deactivated ammunition, each round struck and projectile replaced

    missing: firing pin and spring

    holster: brown leather holster with flap; two spare stripper clip pockets under flap on front side; sewn repairs to belt loop; maker's stamp by pocket, top left under flap; handwritten name underside of flap [illegible]

    markings:

    serial number on left hand side of slide below ejector port and on body at top of trigger: 6573

    on rear body above pistol grip, base of holding opening device, left rear of slide, on left spur of hammer, and on magazine plate: K

    left rear of slide: S; STEYR 1916

    on right hand side of body, adjacent to top of trigger: manufacturer's and proof marks

    clip marked in circle at centre rear: S.B

    base of round marked: V1; SB; 1916

    maker: Österreichische Waffenfabrik Steyr, Austria, circa 1916 [1912-1919]

  • Place
    Austria
  • Accession Date
    20 Nov 1970
  • Other Id

    W1981A (war)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, semi-automatic, W1981A, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 18 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol, automatic W1981A

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