Österreichischen Waffenfabriks-Gesellschaft Steyr-Pieper 1909 Complete Specs and Full Gun Specifications

The Steyr-Pieper 1909 is a self-loading, blowback operated, semi-automatic pistol with internal hammer that was built as a compact version of Steyr-Pieper 1908, to the patents of Nicolas Pieper of Liege, Belgium. In 1909 the OWG from Steyr bought license from N. Pieper and started manufacturing it under its own name. Steyr and Pieper version of this pistol are slightly different (the shape of the frame and the serrations in the slide) because of use of different tools/machines in different factories. It was difficult to manufacture and expensive pistol. This was a favorite pocket pistol for Austro-Hungarian Military officers and Police departments. Over 130,000 of them were manufactured from 1909-1915 and 1919-1932 by OEWG (later known as Stey-Mannlicher), Steyr, Austria. Thumb safety on left grip.