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Semi-automatic pistol From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Beholla pistol was developed by Becker & Hollander. During World War I, it was a secondary military pistol used by the Imperial German Army. It was manufactured from 1915 until 1918, where, at that point, about 45,000 were produced.
Beholla Pistol | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | German Empire |
Service history | |
Used by | Germany |
Wars | World War I Lithuanian Wars of Independence World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Becker & Hollander |
Manufacturer | Waffenfabrik August Menz of Suhl |
Produced | 1915–1918 |
No. built | 45,000 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 640 g (23 oz) |
Length | 140 mm (5.5 in) |
Barrel length | 75 mm (3.0 in) |
Cartridge | 7.65×17mm (.32 ACP, 7.65 Browning) |
Action | Blowback |
Muzzle velocity | 905 ft/s (276 m/s) |
Feed system | 7-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | iron sights |
After the Great War, the firm of Waffenfabrik August Menz of Suhl continued to produce the Beholla as the Menta.[1]
From 1921-1932, the company, Franz Stock Maschinenbau und Werkzeugfabrik, manufactured an improved version of the Beholla pistol that saw use by police agencies in Germany and Austria.[2][3][4]
Railway guards during World War II[5]
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