What was the first automatic pistol?

By David Reeder

Most people consider the first commercially successful semi-auto pistol 1893 C93 Borchardt, but there are other standards by which to judge the “First Automatic Pistol.” Ian McCollum has addressed the question, What was the first automatic pistol? using the following criterion: 1. Not necessarily commercially successful, but not one-off handmade prototypes. 2. Minimum of 5 or more in series, with serial numbers on them…. more …Read the Rest

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