Steyr Hahn pistols

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fellow told me that he had a Steyr Hahn semi auto pistol the other day. I gather they are a WWII military pistol that loads from the top of the reciever. quite unusual in that regard.
Question is; anybody know if they are common/rare as well as expensive cheap etc

thanks mooncoon
 
I had one, thet originated with a 1911 pr 12 design, A very nice and pointable pistol, cal 9mm steyr. I think is about 9 x 21. To make brass you could turn down rims of 38 super I think as Fiocchi made the last run commercially availble. It is a little of a slab side but very pointable. Easy to strip but the weak point was the trigger linkage. I paid £45 for one when they were about to be banned!
Apparently the Germans converted quite a few into 9 x 19. The first big contract was Chilean Navy and they were marked Chilean crest (a large one) and in Austro Hungarian use with K und K depending upon which army austrian or hungarian. I have a few write ups and can scan and email if you wish.
 
Yeah, I have one, they're great guns. 9 x 23mm, actually, and NOT 9 x 23mm Largo. If it has the Chilean crest, its lower production, but conversely more common and less valuable. Don't think I've ever actually seen an Autrian one.
 
I had 2 one without a trigger linkage for £45 and a deactivated one to get the linkage for £250! Work that one out!
 
When I was attempting to collect first generation rotary locking autos, I accumulated my M.1911 Steyr to go with my Savage M.1907 pistols.

I believe that I payed $60, the last one I saw was roughly $200.

When we changed to the "new" registry system, it took 18 months & numerous phone calls before I got a certificate.

The "M.1911" & "Steyr" combination seemed to throw them for a few loops :mrgreen:

IIRC the Chilean designation is M.1912... :roll:
 
They are not the most beautiful pistols around, but having said that they do have a certain something about them( they must seeing as how I'm at 5 and counting).
The ones I have are all Chilean models, but I am looking into putting together an Austro-Hungarian one if I can find the parts.
 
I got mine last month from a CGN member, for $110; not bad considering the good shape it's in.(still had grease in it)
Can anyone identify the markings? I believe they are Austrian, but not sure. Here's two pics.
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WW1 Austrian production, I can ask a friend who researched the Austro hungarian weapon stamps to fish out a bit more if you can provide more pics, and a close up of the K stamp!
 
One thing to watch for - when firing, your thumb will tend to bump the safety up until it engages - be careful at this point, as snicking the safety off again may make it go BOOM with no fingy on the trigger!
 
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