Steyr (Pieper) M1908/34 7.65 Austrian Police Rig

Jack Lawman · 05-20-2004, 11:15 PM

I know Lloyd has seen this 1908 before, but I wanted to illustrate the fuctional superiority of the /34 reconfiguration.

As originally designed, a failure-to-fire (dud,light hit) necessitates the operator to break open the pistol, dig out the unfired round, close the action, and chamber a new round. There is no extractor on the bolt. The very small serrated area on the slide (and minuteness of the slide itself) make it difficult for a large handed person to operate the slide.

As I understand, the /34 adds an extractor and beefs up the slide. These are "common sense" features on a military/police sidearm.

Nice pick-up Lloyd,
Jack

05-20-2004, 11:15 PM	#3
Jack Lawman User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Near NYC Posts: 428 Thanks: 30 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	I know Lloyd has seen this 1908 before, but I wanted to illustrate the fuctional superiority of the /34 reconfiguration. As originally designed, a failure-to-fire (dud,light hit) necessitates the operator to break open the pistol, dig out the unfired round, close the action, and chamber a new round. There is no extractor on the bolt. The very small serrated area on the slide (and minuteness of the slide itself) make it difficult for a large handed person to operate the slide. As I understand, the /34 adds an extractor and beefs up the slide. These are "common sense" features on a military/police sidearm. Nice pick-up Lloyd, Jack __________________ Why do you guys hate black circles so much?