Ortgies pistol | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Weimar Republic |
Production history | |
Designer | Heinrich Ortgies |
Manufacturer | Ortgies & Co. |
Produced | 1919 – 1924 |
Variants | 2 |
Specifications | |
Cartridge | |
Action | |
Feed system | box magazine (6,7 or 8 rounds) |
Sights | iron sights |
The Ortgies 7.65 mm pistol was a hammerless semi-automatic pistol that was produced in Germany in the years immediately after World War I, first by its inventor Heinrich Ortgies and then by Deutsche Werke. Inexpensive, but of good quality, the pistol achieved considerable success at contemporary shooting competitions[1] and, as an export product, was popular throughout the Americas.[2]