What was the First Automatic Pistol?
This video explores the history of the first true automatic pistols, delving into early repeating pistols like the Volcanic and Austrian designs from the 1880s. It highlights early blowback automatics such as the Laumann and Schonberger-Laumann, as well as designs from scratch like the Dormus. The video acknowledges the C93 Borchardt as the first commercially successful automatic pistol and discusses other functional yet unsuccessful early designs. It also links to related videos on early automatic pistol cartridges, the development of the Luger, and the 1911.










