The New York Times on the Borchardt Pistol

Michael Zeleny · 10-03-2009, 12:42 PM

October 14, 1894: A CURIOUS AUTOMATIC PISTOL.; A German Invention That Is the Wonder of Military Men.

October 21, 1894: THE BORCHARDT AUTOMATIC PISTOL.; Mechanism Explained of the Remarkable Product of Gunmaker Loewe.

September 12, 1897: SHOOTING AT CREEDMOOR; Barely 200 Men Attended the Ranges for Marksmen's and Experts' Practice. EXCELLENT SCORES MADE A New Automatic Repeating Pistol Tested at Several Ranges with Satisfactory Results -- Twelfth Regiment Carried Off the Honors.

November 21, 1897: SMOKELESS POWDER PISTOL.; Some Features of the Borchardt Automatic Repeating Weapon.

alvin · 10-03-2009, 02:12 PM

Thanks a lot! It's amazing that English language 115 years ago is exactly same as today.

Michael Zeleny · 10-03-2009, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alvin

Thanks a lot! It's amazing that English language 115 years ago is exactly same as today.

Not quite.

alvin · 10-03-2009, 03:06 PM

It's a great site. Found Paul Mauser's death

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstrac...639C946596D6CF

Vlim · 10-03-2009, 07:59 PM

He's dead? Just kidding.

I used the NY Times archives as a reference many times. They are quite a handy tool for the casual researcher. Other fun names to search for:

Georg Luger
Hiram Stevens Maxim
Hudson Maxim
Paul von Gontard

alvin · 10-04-2009, 08:06 PM

This article of January 22, 1947 "French Zone Demilitarizing Lags; Dynamite, Pistol Plants Still Intact;...."

So by 1947, was the Mauser pistol plants still there?

http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstra...8AD85F438485F9

Vlim · 10-05-2009, 06:59 AM

Yes, they were producing for France

The complex was dismantled in 1948 and some buildings (not all) were dynamited.
Production material, spare parts and several engineers and designers were trafficked to France.

10-03-2009, 12:42 PM	#1
Michael Zeleny Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 525 Thanks: 129 Thanked 138 Times in 76 Posts	The New York Times on the Borchardt Pistol October 14, 1894: A CURIOUS AUTOMATIC PISTOL.; A German Invention That Is the Wonder of Military Men. October 21, 1894: THE BORCHARDT AUTOMATIC PISTOL.; Mechanism Explained of the Remarkable Product of Gunmaker Loewe. September 12, 1897: SHOOTING AT CREEDMOOR; Barely 200 Men Attended the Ranges for Marksmen's and Experts' Practice. EXCELLENT SCORES MADE A New Automatic Repeating Pistol Tested at Several Ranges with Satisfactory Results -- Twelfth Regiment Carried Off the Honors. November 21, 1897: SMOKELESS POWDER PISTOL.; Some Features of the Borchardt Automatic Repeating Weapon. __________________ Michael Zeleny@post.harvard.edu -- http://larvatus.livejournal.com/ -- 7576 Willow Glen Road, Los Angeles, CA 90046 -- 323.363.1860 All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett

10-03-2009, 02:12 PM	#2
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Thanks a lot! It's amazing that English language 115 years ago is exactly same as today.

10-03-2009, 03:06 PM	#4
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	It's a great site. Found Paul Mauser's death http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstrac...639C946596D6CF

10-03-2009, 07:59 PM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,046 Thanks: 1,034 Thanked 3,946 Times in 1,197 Posts	He's dead? Just kidding. I used the NY Times archives as a reference many times. They are quite a handy tool for the casual researcher. Other fun names to search for: Georg Luger Hiram Stevens Maxim Hudson Maxim Paul von Gontard

10-04-2009, 08:06 PM	#6
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	This article of January 22, 1947 "French Zone Demilitarizing Lags; Dynamite, Pistol Plants Still Intact;...." So by 1947, was the Mauser pistol plants still there? http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstra...8AD85F438485F9

10-05-2009, 06:59 AM	#7
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,046 Thanks: 1,034 Thanked 3,946 Times in 1,197 Posts	Yes, they were producing for France The complex was dismantled in 1948 and some buildings (not all) were dynamited. Production material, spare parts and several engineers and designers were trafficked to France.