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The '''Borchardt C-93''' was the first mass-produced semiautomatic pistol. It was designed in 1893 by Hugo Borchardt of the German arms manufacturer ''Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken''. Its action was based on the toggle lock mechanism used in the successful [[Maxim]] machine gun, which is housed in the distinctive bulbous protrusion at the gun's rear. Around 3,000 were produced and while tested by several militaries, it was never formally adopted by any armed forces, with many shooters stating that gun's ergonomics made it awkward to shoot. Requests for an improved design led to ''Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken'' employee Georg Luger designing the iconic [[Luger|Luger pistol]]. 


==Specifications==
==Specifications==

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Borchardt C-93 - 7.65x25mm Borchardt
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Borchardt C-93 with shoulder stock holster - 7.65x25mm Borchardt


The Borchardt C-93 was the first mass-produced semiautomatic pistol. It was designed in 1893 by Hugo Borchardt of the German arms manufacturer Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken. Its action was based on the toggle lock mechanism used in the successful Maxim machine gun, which is housed in the distinctive bulbous protrusion at the gun's rear. Around 3,000 were produced and while tested by several militaries, it was never formally adopted by any armed forces, with many shooters stating that gun's ergonomics made it awkward to shoot. Requests for an improved design led to Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken employee Georg Luger designing the iconic Luger pistol.

Specifications

(1893 - 1902)

  • Type: Pistol
  • Caliber: 7.65x25mm Borchardt
  • Capacity: 8-round box magazine
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

The Borchardt C-93 is used in the following movies, video games and anime:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Planet of Storms (Planeta Bur) Georgiy Teykh Engineer Allan Kern 1961

Video Game

Game Title Appears as Note Release Date
Red Dead Redemption "Semi-Auto Pistol" 2010
The Great War 1918 2013
The Order 1886 "C-78 Autoloading Pistol" 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2016
Battlefield 1 "C-93" Pistol and suppressed, stocked variant 2016
Call of Duty: WWII "Der Adler" and "Adlertag" with elements of a Luger pistol; cosmetic variants of the P-08 weapon 2017
Red Dead Redemption II "Semi-Auto Pistol" with elements of a Luger pistol 2018

Anime

Title Character Note Date
City Hunter 1987-1991
Gun Frontier Dark Myster Ep. 13 2002
Steamboy Alfred Svenson 2005
Princess Principal Agent Kimble and one of his henchman Ep. 01 2017
Golden Kamuy Lieutenant Tsurumi 2018
Edogai Ep. "Edogai-kun"