Laumman Pistol
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The Schönberger-Laumann 1892 was the first semi-automatic pistol. It was invented by the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n inventor Joseph Laumann
Joseph Laumann
Joseph Laumann is a German footballer who played for Vissai Ninh Bình.-Career:Laumann started his career at Oestrich-Iserlohn before moving to SpVgg Erkenschwick in 2004...

 in 1892. The design is very similar to the Bergmann 1896
Bergmann 1896
The Bergmann 1896 was a 19th century semi-automatic pistol developed by German designer Theodor Bergmann. A contemporary of the Mauser C96 and Borchardt C-93 pistols, the Bergmann failed to achieve the same widespread success, although Bergmann himself later went on to design one of the earliest...

pistol.

Caliber 7.8x19R FMJ
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