Österreichischen Waffenfabriks-Gesellschaft Roth-Steyr M1907

The Roth-Steyr M1907 uses short recoil action with a rotary barrel and it was the first semi-auto pistol adopted by an army. It this case that was theAustro-Hungarian cavalry during WWI. The gun was striker-fired, and the striker was only partially cocked after each shot. The Roth-Steyr does not have a detachable magazine, but features a fixed magazine loaded from the top with stripper clips, just like the early Mauser C96. The Roth-Steyr M1907 was mainly used in WWI but several European armies, including the Italian army and Hungarian army used it in WWII. Made by Austrian Weapons Manufacturing Incorporated (Österreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft = OEWG) later known as Stey-Mannlicher or by Fegyuergyar Budapest (FEG). Total production is believed to be arround 100,000 pistols