Bergmann Simplex
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The Bergmann Simplex was a compact firearm produced in the early 1900s, utilizing innovations from the earlier Bergman Model 1896
pistol, as well as the Mars pistol
. It was chambered for the proprietary Bergmann-Simplex 8mm cartridge.
Bergmann 1896
The Bergmann 1896 was a 19th century semi-automatic pistol developed by German designer Theodor Bergmann. A contemporary of the Mauser C96 and Borchardt C-93 pistols, the Bergmann failed to achieve the same widespread success, although Bergmann himself later went on to design one of the earliest...
pistol, as well as the Mars pistol
Mars Automatic Pistol
The Mars Automatic Pistol, also sometimes known as the Webley-Mars, was a semi-automatic pistol developed in 1900 by the Englishman Hugh Gabbet-Fairfax and distributed by the Mars Automatic Pistol Syndicate Ltd. of Birmingham. It was manufactured first by Webley & Scott and later by small gunmakers...
. It was chambered for the proprietary Bergmann-Simplex 8mm cartridge.
Sources
- Shideler, Dan. 2008 Standard Catalog of Firearms. Krause Publications, 2008. ISBN 978-0896896086.