A STEYR 7.65MM (MANNLICHER) 'MODEL 1905 SYSTEM MANNLICHER' SELF-LOADING PISTOL, No. 2667, delayed blow-back clip-loading action, colour-hardened sideplates, blued barrel, receiver and furniture, bright steel hammer and safety catch, the butt with grooved wooden grip, and lanyard-loop, open-sights | Christie's

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A STEYR 7.65MM (MANNLICHER) 'MODEL 1905 SYSTEM MANNLICHER' SELF-LOADING PISTOL, No. 2667, delayed blow-back clip-loading action, colour-hardened sideplates, blued barrel, receiver and furniture, bright steel hammer and safety catch, the butt with grooved wooden grip, and lanyard-loop, open-sights

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A STEYR 7.65MM (MANNLICHER) 'MODEL 1905 SYSTEM MANNLICHER' SELF-LOADING PISTOL, No. 2667, delayed blow-back clip-loading action, colour-hardened sideplates, blued barrel, receiver and furniture, bright steel hammer and safety catch, the butt with grooved wooden grip, and lanyard-loop, open-sights
6¼in. barrel, nitro proof

Lot Essay

This pistol was adopted by officers of the Austro-Hungarian army and by the Argentine army in 1905. It is considered by many to be the most elegant automatic pistol ever made

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