The Borchardt C93 is a semi-automatic pistol designed by Hugo Borchardt in 1893. The design is based upon the Maxim gun's toggle lock mechanism. The pistol uses a locked breech and a short recoil operating cycle, with the barrel and breech moving backward together for a short distance before the breech is unlocked.

A more compact version of the CETME rifle, the C93 is chambered for the 5.56/.223 cartridge. It features a fluted chamber for reliable cycling and a roller lock bolt system and are built with a mixture of original imported parts & enough US parts ot make them 922 legal .

Sep 30, 2013 · Regardless of who deserves the credit, there’s no denying that the Borchardt C93 is the first modern “automatic” pistol, incorporating designs that we take for granted in a modern semi-automatic handgun: locked breech design, a magazine in the grip and rimless ammunition.

We stock a wide range of C93 Ludwig & Loewe & DMW Borchardt pistol shooting accessories, Presentation Display Cases Leather Holsters and Printed C93 Borchardt Pistol factory manuals. Borchardt C-93 semi-automatic pistol was designed by Hugo Borchardt (1844–1921) in 1893 based upon the Maxim toggle-bolt design.

This is a fully cased C-93 Borchardt pistol as invented and designed by Hugo Borchardt, an American, for the Ludwig Loewe & Company of Berlin Germany. Borchardt followed the deign of the Maxim toggle-lock and developed essentially the first commercially available semi-automatic pistol in a 7.65x25mm cartridge. (937)

Nov 9, 2023 · The Borchardt C-93 (Construktion 93) is a self-loading, magazine-fed pistol designed by Hugo Borchardt in 1893. The Borchardt C-93 was manufactured by Ludwig Loewe & Co., which later reorganized as Deutsche Waffen und …

Nov 29, 2015 · Borchardt’s seminal invention in Germany was his C93 automatic pistol, which was the first of its kinds using a reasonably powerful cartridge and a locked-breech action. Unlike the other designs extant at the time, the C93 went into commercial production, and 3000 were ultimately made.

Make: Deutsche Waffen Und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) Model: C93 Borchardt. Serial Number: 2119. Year of Manufacture: 1897-1902. Caliber: 7.65mm x 25mm Borchardt. Action Type: Striker-Fired, Semi-Automatic Pistol fed by Removable Magazine. Markings: The left of the barrel extension is marked “36405” with German proofs.

The C-93 pistol was designed and invented in 1893 by Hugo Borchardt (June 6, 1844-May 8, 1924), who was born in Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia (the present-day capital of the German state...