Gasser M1870
| Gasser M1870 | |
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| general information | |
| Country of operation: | Austria-Hungary |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Leopold Gasser, Vienna-Ottakring |
| Manufacturer country: | Austria |
| Production time: | 1870 to 1918 |
| Model variants: | M1870, M1870 / 74 |
| Weapon Category: | revolver |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 375 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 1.347 kg |
| Barrel length : | 185 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 11.3x36 mm row |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 6 (5) cartridges |
| Fire types: | Single fire |
| Number of trains : | 6th |
| Twist : | right |
| Visor : | open sights |
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The Gasser army revolver M1870 (/ 74) was an Austrian army revolver of caliber 11.3x36 mm R, which had been developed by Leopold Gasser and was in service with the Austro-Hungarian Land Forces from 1870 to 1918 .
history
On August 14, 1870, the M1870 u. Revolver was replaced with the earlier single-shot muzzle-loading pistol . a. introduced for NCOs and soldiers of the cavalry , for mounted NCOs of the artillery and for the military vehicle corps of the land forces of Austria-Hungary. A slightly modified marine version also existed.
The 11.3x36mm R cartridge was the same as that of the 1867 carbine , but was loaded with less powder for the revolver. Mix-ups led to various accidents and soon to the development of the M 1870/74 revolver. It is provided with a steel frame and an improved barrel fastening screw.
The Gasser army revolver M1870 was also exported to the Balkans and the Ottoman Empire from 1874 and was also the standard revolver of the militia of the Kingdom of Montenegro from 1910 .
Manufacturer
The delivery of the revolver was stopped by Leopold Gasser before 1880. The weapons factory Thomas Sederl, Vienna-Ottakring acted as replacement supplier.
Other handguns of Austria-Hungary
Other handguns used by the land forces of Austria-Hungary were the infantry officer's revolver system Gasser / Kopratschek (1872), which was a variant of the Gasser M1870 in 9mm caliber and the 8mm Rast & Gasser M1898 revolver . Subsequently, the multi-shot repeating pistol was switched to, namely the 9mm repeating pistol Roth-Steyr M1907 and the Steyr M1912 .
literature
- Peter Krenn: The handguns of the Austrian soldier , academic printing u. Verlaganstalt Graz, 1985. ISBN 3201012793