Place of origin German Empire Weight 1.13 kg (nº 3) Barrel length | Length 254 mm (nº 3) | |
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Cartridge 5mm Bergmann (nº 2)6.5mm Bergmann (nº 3)8×22mm Bergmann (nº 4) |
The Bergmann 1896 was a 19th-century semi-automatic pistol developed by German designer Louis Schmeisser and sold by Theodor Bergmann's company. A contemporary of the Mauser C96 and Borchardt C-93 pistols, the Bergmann failed to achieve the same widespread success, although Bergmann himself later went on to design one of the earliest practical and successful sub-machine guns, the MP-18.
The first cartridges in Bergmann pistols were grooveless, with the bullets having a sharp nose to avoid jams. Later pistols, however, have mechanical extractors and cartridges with grooved flanges. The M96 had an internal box-magazine holding five cartridges.
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