happy birthday, Hugo......
 

Happy Birthday Hugo Borchardt!


One hundred, seventy years young today, many modern pistol traits still trace their roots to the inventor of the first modern semi-automatic pistol. Did you know that the Borchardt C93 gave rise to the locked breech system, magazines that loaded through the grip, and even rimless pistol cartridges?

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