The other unique design feature is that the barrel actually slides forward during the firing/cycling of the pistol, hence the collector name of a "blow-forward" pistol. This example is actually one of the rare large frame pistols that has the internal magazine that loaded through the top of the action via stripper clips. Von Mannlicher was an exceptional early engineer and designer who teamed with the Steyr factory to produce all of his rifle and pistols from the late 1890s on. These early Mannlicher pistols were all designed by Ferdinand von Mannlicher and were produced by the Austrian Steyr factory. This is a rare example of an early Steyr/Mannlicher self-loading, "blow-forward" Model 1894 pistol Serial Number "28".
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