8mm Roth-Steyr
Encyclopedia
The 8 mm Roth-Steyr is a military centerfire pistol cartridge adopted by the Austro-Hungarian cavalry in 1907 for the Repetierpistole M7
-- the first self-loading pistol adopted by a major military power. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case. Ammunition was typically packaged in a unique ten-round charger. Austrian military production contained greased un-plated steel jacketed bullets. A few private firms in Austria manufactured ammunition with cupro-nickel jacketed bullets.
Roth-Steyr M1907
The Roth-Steyr M1907, or, more accurately Roth-Krnka M.7 was a semi-automatic pistol issued to the Austro-Hungarian Kaiserliche und Koenigliche Armee cavalry during World War I. It was the first adoption of semi-automatic service pistol by a land army of major power.-Mechanism :The Roth-Steyr...
-- the first self-loading pistol adopted by a major military power. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case. Ammunition was typically packaged in a unique ten-round charger. Austrian military production contained greased un-plated steel jacketed bullets. A few private firms in Austria manufactured ammunition with cupro-nickel jacketed bullets.