This video delves into the Mannlicher 1900 Standard pistol, a transitional design aimed at improving upon the earlier 1896 model. With a limited production run of around 250 units, the 1900 model aimed for military contracts but ultimately fell short. Key features include a prominent manual thumb safety and a disassembly process requiring a screwdriver, which would be refined in the subsequent 1901 pattern. The video highlights several magnificently engraved examples of the Mannlicher 1900, presented to European royalty, specifically Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire and Wilhelm II of the German Empire, as well as a lesser example gifted to one of Abdul Hamid's adjutants. These ornate pieces underscore Mannlicher's efforts to secure military adoption of the design.
This video provides a special presentation offering an overview of semiautomatic pistols that entered serial production before 1900. It aims to contextualize the early development of automatic pistols by examining these historical firearms together. The description links to individual videos for detailed looks at specific models, including the Volcanic, Luger, Schwarzlose 1898, Mannlicher 1894 and 1896, and various Bergmann models, as well as the Salvatore-Dormus and Schonberger-Laumann.
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