Barrel length 10 cm (4"), overall length 22 cm (8,7"), weight 0,87 kg, year of manufacture 1916, no proof, condition 2-3.
Gothic letters as acceptances on the right, matching numbers (except magazine) as far as can be seen, good barrel, matching folding magazine with wooden base, nice original finish with the traces of use in the usual places, very well maintained piece.
Collector's weapon without (valid) proof, transferred for storage due to its art or collectible value.
Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken AG, with its arms factory in Berlin and ammunition factory in Karlsruhe, was one of the most powerful arms companies in the world before WWI. On their behalf, the Austrian Georg Luger redesigned the Borchardt pistol into the Parabellum system. Introduced in Switzerland in 1900 in 7.65 Parabellum caliber, it was then introduced in the German Navy in 1904 in 9 mm Luger caliber and in the German Army in 1908.

Category: Pistols