Bergmann–Bayard pistol

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Bergmann–Bayard pistol Model 1903, 1908, 1910, 1910–21
Bergmann–Bayard pistol
TypeSemi-automatic pistol
Place of origin
Service history
Used bySee Users
Wars
Production history
Designer
9mm Largo
Caliber9mm
Actionlocked breech
Muzzle velocity350 m/s (1,100 ft/s)
Effective firing range100 m (110 yd)
Feed system6- or 10-round removable box magazine
SightsBlade front, tangent leaf rear

The Bergmann–Bayard was a German-designed

under license
in Belgium.

Bergmann Mars

The

Luger
pistols.

Model 1903

The

Campo-Giro
had adopted the 9mm Bergmann–Bayard round and, due to its long history of use in Spanish submachine guns, carbines and pistols, today it is most commonly known as the 9mm Largo.

Model 1910 and Model 1910/21

At the same time, the Bergmann–Bayard model 1910 was adopted by the Danish military. A total of 4,840 M1910 Bergmann Bayards was initially delivered to the Danish Army. The pistol was produced in Belgium until 1914, when production ceased during World War I and never resumed. The Bergmann–Bayard was later produced in Denmark from 1922 to 1935.

Several modifications to the original design, such as an improved extractor and bolt; a screw to retain the sideplate instead of a spring-loaded catch; and a new grip design extending the full length of the backstrap to the frame were made. The original grips were made of Trolit, a checkered plastic material similar to Bakelite. It was, however, prone to chipping and warping, and the majority of new 1910/21 models was fitted with checkered wooden grips.

More than 2,200 Danish Bergmann–Bayard pistols were produced in Copenhagen. In addition, most of the prewar M1910s delivered to the Danish army by AEP were converted to meet the new specifications. These were restamped "M1910/21" beneath the Societe Anonyme Anciens Establissments Pieper on the left side of the barrel extension. The last Danish 1910/21 models were built in 1935, but they remained standard issue for the Danish military until 1946 when they were replaced by the Browning Hi-Power.

Danish 9 mm Bergmann M1910/21 pistol, left view
Danish 9 mm Bergmann M1910/21 pistol, right view
Danish 9 mm Bergmann M1910/21 pistol with military holster

Other variants

German forces received between 1,000-2,000 modified Model 1910 pistols from the occupied AEP factory. Comparatively speaking these are very rare, and have distinctive wooden grips fitted and changed markings, but seem to have been mechanically identical.

Greece also adopted the pistol in 1913 (presumably the Model 1910) but no deliveries are believed to have taken place due to the outbreak of war.

Bergmann–Bayard pistols in .45 ACP were submitted for US army trials in 1906, but were unsuccessful.

Users

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Bergmann Bayard "Mars" M1903 M1905 M1910 M1910/21 pistol (Germany / Belgium / Denmark)". 22 October 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  2. ^ a b "The Bergmann-Bayard M1910 Pistol". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  3. ^ "Revolvers & Pistols, part 4". January 8, 2020.

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