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Title:	PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC -  GERMAN PISTOL DREYSE MODEL 1907 7.65MM SN# 20774
Maker/Manufacturer:	SCHMEISSER, LOUIS
Date of Manufacture:	1907-1914
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 996
Measurements:	OL: 15.8CM 6 1/4" BL: 9.1CM 3 5/8" 25 oz.

Object Description:

GERMAN PISTOL DREYSE MODEL 1907 7.65MM SN# 20774
Manufactured by Rheinische Metallwaaren-und Maschinenfabrik, Sommerda - Standard M1907 Dreyse semi-automatic pistol. Blowback-operated, striker-fired. Blued finish with checkered plastic grips. Fixed blade front, fixed V-notch rear sight. 4-groove rifling, right hand twist. 7-round detachable box feed mechanism. Weapon weighs approximately 25 oz. Complete with 7-round detachable box magazine and in very good condition.

Markings:
Frame: DREYSE/RHEINISCHE METALLWAAREN & MASCHINENFABRIK/ABT SOMMERDA.
Breechblock: 20774.
Grips: RMF.
Crown/N commercial proof in various places.

Weapon transferred to the Springfield Armory Museum from the Aberdeen Museum on 30 March 1960.

Notes: Used as substitute standard by German Army during World War I.

References:
Hogg, Ian. GERMAN HANDGUNS: THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS OF GERMANY, 1869 TO THE PRESENT. Stackpole Books. Mechanicsburg, Pa. 2001.