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Bernardon-Martin: France's First Commercial Semiautomatic Pistol

http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.bbtv.com/collections/forgotten-weapons The Bernardon-Martin was the first commercially viable semiautomatic pistol manufactured in France; a .32ACP (7.65mm Browning) striker-fired pocket pistol competing with the FN Browning 1899/1900. The first model was introduced in 1907 with a fixed magazine, which rather quickly was changed to a 7-round detachable box magazine. In 1909 a few structural changes were introduced to the gun, including substantially grippier slide serrations and the addition of a lever on the front of the trigger guard to lock the slide open. However, the gun simply could not compete against the other designs in the market and the company was liquidated in 1912. For more details on the Bernardon-Martin, I recommend Ed Buffaloe's page on them: https://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/B-M/b-m.html Contact: Forgotten Weapons PO Box 87647 Tucson, AZ 85754

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  • Originally Aired January 12, 2019
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