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METRIC HANDGUN 10mm UPWARDS
11.5 X 35 WERDER M69
11.5 X 35 · 1 headstamp · 4 scans
| Calibre | 11.5 X 35 |
| In the cabinet | METRIC HANDGUN 10mm UPWARDS · 5 images |
Reading the headstamp
12 o'clockMaker's name or factory code
6 o'clockCalibre or year of manufacture
CentrePrimer — Berdan or Boxer, and any seal colour
Research notes
Cartridge developed around 1869 for use in both the Werder M69 Pistol as well as the Werder Carbine developed by Johann Ludwig Werder and based on his rifle design from 1868. It used a falling block design and was one of the first center-fire handguns to be adopted by a European military power. It had a high rate of fire and was therefore also called the “Bavarian Lightning Pistol”. I was a cumbersome weapon being too heavy as a handgun on the one hand and not effective enough in a carbine. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 172). See Also Dixon Vol. 1:19 – (MB 19)
Provenance
2019Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
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