Steyr Roth M1907

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Angus Magnus

...wait, what are we talking about here?

Form following function. There is too much emphasis put on 'style' than on function. The Wolverine .22 auto is just such an example. It was 'styled' futuristically, and ended up appealing to nobody.

Pistols like the Mauser C96, Borchardt, Browning High Power, Beretta 1934, even the Luger follow function. No one has tried to pretty them up. They succeeded on their own merits.

The Roth-Steyr is ugly. But it is true to its design.