| Schwarzlose Model 1898 | |
| Origin: | German Empire |
| Type: | Semi-Automatic Pistol |
| Is Ranged: | yes |
| Used By: | See Users |
| Designer: | Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose |
| Design Date: | 1898 |
| Production Date: | 1898-1905 |
| Number: | <1000 |
| Weight: | 785g with empty magazine |
| Length: | 273mm |
| Part Length: | 163mm |
| Caliber: | 7.65×25mm Borchardt 7.63×25mm Mauser |
| Action: | Short recoil with rotating bolt locking |
| Velocity: | 390–441 m/s |
| Range: | 100m (300feet) |
| Max Range: | 600m (2,000feet) |
| Feed: | 6 or 8-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights: | Iron |
The Schwarzlose Model 1898 was a full-size, locked-breech, rotary-bolt, semi-automatic pistol invented by Prussian firearm designer Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose.[1] It was chambered for cartridges such as the 7.65×25mm Borchardt and 7.63×25mm Mauser.[2]
Most pistols used a six-shot detachable magazine, but a few were built with a larger frame for an eight-shot magazine. The rear sight was vertically adjustable, and the firing pin served as a cocking indicator by protruding to the rear. The Schwarzlose design was advanced for its time, but not widely adopted with less than 500 pieces being manufactured.[1] [3] [4]
Small lots were sold to the Boers during the Boer War. Another lot was sold to members of the Russian Social-Democratic Party who were plotting insurrection, but were confiscated at the Russian border and issued to the Imperial Russian Frontier Guards.[4] [5]