Barrel length 13.6 cm (5.35"), total length 21.6 cm (8.5"), weight 0.85 kg, year of manufacture and proof 1982, condition 2. Founded in 1864 by Josef Werndl as a weapons factory and sawmill, it became In 1869 the Austrian arms factory OEWG. With over 15,000 employees, the OEWG was the largest arms producer in Europe. In 1926 Steyr-Werke AG was founded. The interwar period was marked by a number of renamings and expansions, and after the Second World War a large conglomerate emerged that, in addition to weapons, also manufactured trucks, tractors, gearboxes, rolling bearings, engines and the Pandur wheeled tank until the various divisions were outsourced or sold. Some of the inventions and developments have had a lasting influence on weapons technology, including the Werndl tabernacle bolt, the Mannlicher M1895 multi-loading rifle, the M.12 self-loading pistol and of course the world-famous Mannlicher-Schoenauer hunting rifle. But more modern systems such as the SSG69, the AUG or the Monobloc hunting rifle have continued Steyr Mannlicher's success story to this day. Our example is an early version of the "gas brake" from Steyr. Rare pistol system with a gas-braked ground bolt, originally intended as a new service pistol for the Austrian Army, but was defeated in the elimination trials of the Glock 17, which was then introduced into the Army as the P80. With spare magazine and Sickinger holster specially made for this weapon.

Category: Pistols