Werder pistol model 1869

Werder pistol model 1869
Type Service pistol
Place of origin Bavaria
Production history
Designer Johann Ludwig Werder
Designed 1869
Specifications
Cartridge 11.5mm Werder
Calibre 11.5mm
Action falling block
Sights Fixed front blade and rear notch

The Werder pistol model 1869 was an infantry and light cavalry falling block pistol, invented by Johann Ludwig Werder in Bavaria and based on his rifle design of 1868.[1] It was one of the first centerfire pistols to be adopted for use by a European military.[2]

Although it was originally known as the "Bavarian Lightning pistol" because of its rate of fire,[3] the Werder pistol proved too heavy for practical use, and was not used during the Franco-Prussian War.[4]

Sources and references

  1. ↑ Walter, John (25 March 2006). Rifles of the World. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 514. ISBN 0-89689-241-7.
  2. ↑ Harder, Heinrich E. (2004). Der Reichsrevolver und seine Varianten. DWJ Verlags-Gesellschaft. ISBN 978-3-936632-40-8.
  3. ↑ Farwell, Byron (2001). The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Land Warfare: An Illustrated World View. W.W. Norton. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-393-04770-7.
  4. ↑ Serven, James; Tanner, Hans (1988). Guns of the World. Random House. ISBN 978-0-517-22518-9.
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