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An attempted military 9mm pistol forgotten weapons. The dreyse model 1907 is a semiautomatic pistol designed by louis schmeisser. The dreyse rifle, invented between 1827 and 1829, w. Dreyse m1907, 9786666880, please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free. For those that might be interested in the dreyse and a bit of its history, this link has excellent pictures. The pistol has been designed to operate as a strikerfired single action firearm. The pistol was designed by louis schmeisser in the early 1900s and originally developed for commercial sale. I stumbled across a dreyse model 1907 locally and managed to get it for very cheap.

Wweapons in the germanfrench war, the dreyse needlegun, which is a military breechloading rifle, famous as the main infantry weapon of the prussians, who accepted it for service in 1841 as the lightweight percussions gun model 1841, light percussion rifle model 1841. Production was continued in 194546 during the french occupation and, later, from 1968 to 1977 by mauser. Oct 18, 2016 this video was taken from our wwi primer series. A look at my grandfathers late first variant 1907 dreyse pistol. Military rifles for sale shotguns for sale gun books for sale. Taken by an officer of 61st west riding home guard, from a german crewman of a bomber which crashlanded southeast of sheffield, during the night of the first raid on the city on 17 november 1940.

The pistol has some discoloration and finish loss on the front and back straps. Othais and mae delve into the story of this wwi classic. Dreyse pistols firearms identification bev fitchetts guns. The dreyse m1907 appeared in the earlier versions of the board game cluedo, mislabelled as a revolver. Given the evidence of neu modell rheinmetall pistols with serial numbers above 250,000, will this dreyse m1907 list be corrected to remove those two dreyse m1907 pistols discovered in the material martin krause uncovered. The 1907 dreyse is a strikerfired unlockedbreech design chambered for the 7. The dreyse rifle, invented between 1827 and 1829, was adopted by the russian army in 1848. Don maus, in his book history writ in steel, states that the first 700 or so model 1907 dreyse pistols were made for and sold to the sachsische gendarmerie saxony police, and they clearly differ from what we now know as the standard production model. These three weapons will not be any commercial success. The 1907 was made untill 1922 when a new model was introduced, the company itself folded in 1924. I have what i think the pistol unit stamping means below but i am not 100% sure. Dreyse m1907 the divided states of america pulp 1955.

Overall, nearly a quarter million were manufactured. Double click on the image to zoom in to that point. Mabuse by former detective hofmeister, and is the favorite weapon of the assassin hardy, to kill dr. Single action striker fired slide operated music by joe.

Dreyse m1907 pistol too old to reply penultimate 201106 01. Complete with history, function, and live fire demonstration. This singleshot firearm was a military breechloading rifle, famous for being the main infantry weapon of the prussians between 1841 and 1873. Luger p08 pistol, gewehr 98, mauser c96, mp 18, mg 08, gewehr 1888, madsen machine gun, dreyse m1907, model 24 gr author. Dreyse m1910 9x19mm parabellum the dreyse m1910 is a larger, stronger version of the dreyse m1907 chambered for the more powerful 9mm parabellum round. It was strongly i for sale by tom grogg on gunsamerica 965677490. The gun digest book of firearms assembly disassembly part3. Mauser hsc project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. In july 1897 paul mauser created three prototypes rifle pistol semi automatic. And i have been shooting it whenever i have an opportunity to go to the range. Oct 02, 2014 the 1907 dreyse is an early automatic pistol whose design is attributed to louis schmeisser. Theres also some slide holster wear and a few minor areas of pitting on the pistol. It saw fairly extensive use by the german military during world war i, and was also used by various german police organizations into the early 1930s. It saw fairly extensive use by the german military.

Dreyse m1907, a german semiautomatic pistol 19071945. The designation hsc stood for hahn selbstspanner selfcocking hammer pistole, third and final design c. The gun digest book of firearms assemblydisassembly part i automatic pistols. The photo on the left shows the austrian npv nitroproof mark on the frame.

The sights includes a blade front sight and a v notch rear sight, both of which have been milled into the pistol and are not. The entire wikipedia with video and photo galleries for each article. Or hold down the key mac or the ctrl key pc and use the mouse wheel. Dreyse m1907 at manowars hungarian weapons and history. Or hold down the key mac or the ctrl key pc and click on the image. Austrohungarian acceptance date serial numbers reported. View profile view forum posts private message view blog entries view articles i am a forum user. And in the process i have found out the more i shoot, the less problems i have with ammo first few trips i had some ftf events. The dreyse m1907 pistol was the first semiautomatic weapon used by a civilian police force the royal saxon gendarmerie and the berlin police. Two things desturb me, 1 is the v ii stamp and 2 is the period symbol between the last letter p and b. Ive done some surfing and found limited info on these cool little pistols. Dreyse m1907 the divided states of america pulp 1955 wiki. It contains details of all the dreyse boltaction needlerifles, short rifles and carbines. You can now find these and other books through our astore.

Dreyse with holster the dreyse m1907 pistol is a weapon that saw use during both world wars. The police model has a flattopped slide and a much higher rear sight than the standard guns. It had a long, sharp firing pin designed to pierce the charge of propelling powder and strike the detonating material usually mercury fulminate located at the base of the bullet. Dreyse m1907 pistol assembly drawing and parts list. The company was generally known for the famous dreyse needle gun but they also manufactured caplock revolvers. I left a saturday estate auction which denied opportunity for close. The 1907 dreyse is an early automatic pistol whose design is attributed to louis schmeisser. The pistol has about 9697% of its original finish, with standard high edge wear but no major areas of finish loss. Importation the dreyse m1907 was never imported officially by contract into the united states, but significant numbers of them were brought back by gis following world war ii. It was strongly influenced by the 1900 browning, though the browning has its recoil spring above the barrel, while the dreyse has a concentric recoil spring. Sep 25, 2008 a dreyse 1907 pistol of mine was stamped to k. Mechanically, the pistol is in nice shape, with a strong recoil spring, and the barrel has strong rifling and no. Jan 30, 2017 a look at my grandfathers late first variant 1907 dreyse pistol.

It features a semiexposed hammer, doubleaction trigger, singlecolumn magazine, and a. Read download the p08 luger pistol pdf pdf book library. Many returning american soldiers brought these home and theyre extremely cheap in local european markets. And my accuracy with it has improved, going from being glad to actually hitting the paper target holding gun. The dreyse 1907 is used in fritz lang s 1933 film the testament of dr. A comprehensive history of the standard boltaction designs, 18711945. It was manufactured only 8 years from 1907 through 1915. An attempted military 9mm pistol may 8, 2017 ian mccollum gunsmithing, prototype, semiauto pistol, video 20 designed by louis schmeisser, the dreyse model 1910 was an attempt to build a blowback pistol in 9x19mm for german military or police service, expanding on the existing market for the popular smaller. The model 1907 dreyse pistol was designed by louis schmeisser who had previously worked with theodor bergmann on the bergmann machine gun in 19056 and were marketed from 1907 onward.

Dreyse m1910 the divided states of america pulp 1955 wiki. For your consideration, an excellent example of a dreyse m1907 in 7. This dreyse model 1907 pistol was manufactured some time between 1912 and 1914. I read that these were mostly carried by german officers in wwi. The pistol is rated in 8590% condition, but this is very nice considering most dreyse pistols that weve found are in worse condition. Most of the cranked slide lay along the top of the barrel, with a short section projecting down behind the chamber to serve as the breech block. Dreyse consented to state manufacture of the rifle to increase production. Dreyse model 1907 32 calibre harry viezens fine guns. The dreyse m1907 appeared in the earlier versions of the board game cluedo, mislabeled as a revolver. Depiction of the dreyse needlegun showing a full gun, a cross section of the percussion mechanism, and a cross section of a cartridge. Not sure what this means in terms of manufacture date though.

Don maus, in his book history writ in steel, states that the first 700 or so model 1907 dreyse pistols were made for and sold to the. For those wishing to discover more about handguns, the following books. Dreyse 1907 database if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. It is a selfloading, blowback operated, semiautomatic pistol that is chambered in 7. Although there is no known documentation supporting this interepretation, it is known that several german customs services except bavaria used the dreyse m1907 and that the municipal police of strassburg in. Dreyse needle gun, a german service rifle 18411873. The dreyse pistols were designed by louis schmeisser, a designerengineer in the employ of the sommerda division of the rheinische metallwaren u. Wood, the gun digest book of automatic pistols, 2007, page 303. Dreyse m1910 the divided states of america pulp 1955. Lothringische zollverwaltung, waffe 39 on early dreyse m1907 serial number 54738 as shown below images courtesy of ed hicks. Trick out or upgrade your firearm with the largest gun parts selection at. There are a couple of pages of information on the dreyse contaoned in the standard caralog of handguns, depenting on the markings you may be abel to date it either before or after 1914. Taken by an officer of 61st west riding home guard, from a german crewman of a bomber which crashlanded southeast of sheffield, during the.