Bayard 1908
The Pieper Bayard 1908 is a compact semi-automatic pistol designed by Belgian Bruno Clarus and based on a pattern developed by John Browning. It was produced by Belgian manufacturer Anciens Etablissements Pieper (AEP). Clarus designed the pistol's sear to be suspended in the slide behind the hammer, moving simultaneously with the hammer and slide during recoil.
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- Belgium
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Ramps and a leaf spring were absorbed the recoil energy. The Bayard 1908 was targeted to the civilian market. The pistol gets its "1908" from the date of the granting of the American patent and was produced in three calibers. Initial production of the Bayard 1908 utilized the.32 acp cartridge in 1910, followed by a.380 acp in 1911 and a.25 acp in 1912. It was discontinued in 1923. Smith, writing in 1946, singles out the Bayard.380 "as being the smallest, most compact, and lightest.380 caliber [semi-]automatic pistol ever built." Smith & Wesson engineers reintroduced the design of the Bayard 1908 in their Model 61 pistol, the "Escort" in.22 Long Rifle, which ran in production from 1970 to 1974.
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• Name — Bayard 1908 • Origin — Belgium • Type — Pistol • Is Ranged — yes • Designer — Bernard Clarus • Manufacturer — Anciens Etablissements Pieper • Production Date — 1908 − late 1930s • Weight — 460–470g (16.22–16.57oz) • Length — 126mm • Part Length — 57mm • Diameter — 6mm • Cartridge — 6.35mm Browning,.32 ACP, 9×17mm • Action — Blowback • Feed — 5-round magazine
Underbarrel pistols
Underbarrel pistols
• FN M1900 • GMC pistol • Jieffeco Model 1911 • Semmerling XLM • Smith & Wesson Model 61 • Chiappa Rhino
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- 1.Klein, Stefan. Anciens Etablissements Pieper, Bayard 1908. Taschenpistolen.
- 2.Fowler, Will. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pistols, Revolvers and Submachine Guns. Hermes House. 145. 2011. 9781846811265.
- 3.https://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Bayard/bayard.html
- 4.Walter H. B. Smith, Pistols & Revolvers, The National Rile Association of America and The Military Service Publishing Company, Washington and Harrisburg PA, 1946
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