This post is for Brett,
While doing a survey to confirm that the Bavarian contract Steyr pistols were chambered for the 9mm Steyr cartridge, rather than the 9mm parabellum, I managed to acquire a few examples, while considered rare in the rest of the world, it seems they are a dime a dozen in the US. Shown are two 1916 examples (top two) and a 1918 example.
Shown in this photo, is the original (numbered to the pistol) barrel with a 9x23 cartridge chambered (the 9x19 will not chamber as it is a tapered case, and the 9x23 is straight, making the base of the 9x19 larger than the chamber)
Sadly, the seller of this example chose to sell the original holster seperate from the pistol, and I was out bid by some one who was more insane than I was, so now I am seeking a Bavarian contract holster.
Best
Gus
While doing a survey to confirm that the Bavarian contract Steyr pistols were chambered for the 9mm Steyr cartridge, rather than the 9mm parabellum, I managed to acquire a few examples, while considered rare in the rest of the world, it seems they are a dime a dozen in the US. Shown are two 1916 examples (top two) and a 1918 example.
Shown in this photo, is the original (numbered to the pistol) barrel with a 9x23 cartridge chambered (the 9x19 will not chamber as it is a tapered case, and the 9x23 is straight, making the base of the 9x19 larger than the chamber)
Sadly, the seller of this example chose to sell the original holster seperate from the pistol, and I was out bid by some one who was more insane than I was, so now I am seeking a Bavarian contract holster.
Best
Gus