Bayard 1908 | |
Origin: | Belgium |
Type: | Pistol |
Is Ranged: | yes |
Designer: | Bernard Clarus |
Manufacturer: | Anciens Etablissements Pieper |
Production Date: | 1908 - late 1930s |
Weight: | 460–470g (16.22–16.57oz) |
Length: | 126mm |
Part Length: | 57mm |
Diameter: | 6mm |
Cartridge: | 6.35mm Browning, .32 ACP, 9×17mm |
Action: | Blowback |
Feed: | 5-round magazine |
The Bayard 1908 is a semi-automatic pistol that patented and designed by Belgian Bernard Clarus in 1907 as a short-range self-defense handgun. The Bayard 1908 was sold on the civilian market. The Belgian factory Anciens Etablissements Pieper produced it from 1908 until the late 1930s. Smith & Wesson engineers reintroduced the design of the Bayard 1908 in their Model 61 pistol, which ran in production from 1970 to 1974.