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Borchardt pistol instruction manual (I)
- Introductory remarks
- Automatic functions of the Borchardt pistol
- Properties and advantages of the Borchardt automatic repeating pisto
- List of parts and implements of the Borchardt repeating pistol
Borchardt pistol instruction manual (II)
- Directions for the manipulation of the Borchardt repeating pistol
- Loading of the magazine
- Inserting of the magazine
- Loading the chamber of the barrel
- Firing
- Removing the magazine
- Unloading the chamber of the barrel
- Cleaning the barrel
- Taking apart for cleaning
- Assembling
Borchardt takedown explained through pictures (I)
- Dismounting of the recoil spring box
- Dismounting of the rear cover plates
- Dismounting of the trigger cover plate
- Removal of the barrel assembly
- Removal of the grip plates
- Dismounting of the magazine latch and safety lever
Borchardt takedown explained through pictures (II)
- Disassembling the barrel unit
- Dismounting the sear
- Disassembling the toggle unit
- Barrel unit installation procedure
The Borchardt pistol used as a light carbine
- The detachable stock of the Borchardt
- Shooting instruction by a Prussian officer
- The accuracy at long range
- Attachment of the stock
- Other Borchardt accessories
- Copies of Borchardt case and other various accessories
Evolution of the Borchardt pistol
- Patent drawings and preproduction models of 1893
- Preproduction models
- Sear recess with or without protecting ridges
- Early chamber's marking
- Mass production model
- Later Borchardt pistol developments
- Hold-open device
- Borchardt improved model - British Patent 29,622 of 1909
- US Patent 918,951 of 1909
- US Patent 1,009,464 of 1911
- US Patent 1,147,780 of 1915
- Improvement in trigger mechanism
- Hugo Borchardt's patents in the US
Ludwig LOEWE Borchardt versus DWM
- The producer markings
- The proof test markings
- Modification of trigger guard
- Modification of the sear
- Suppression of the stop pins for the rear cover plates
- Modification of the front and rear sight
- Lanyard ring attachment
The serial number of the Borchardt pistol
- Locations of the serial number
Functioning of the Borchardt pistol (I)
- Early repeating and self-loading pistols
- The Borchardt pistol a recoil-operated gun
- Toggle functioning
- The buffer spring
- Chambering of a cartridge
Functioning of the Borchardt pistol (II)
- Functioning of the sear
- Functioning of the trigger
- Instant of firing
- Extraction and ejection of the spent case
Functioning of the Borchardt pistol (III)
- Function of the toggle link's "finger"
- Disconnection of the sear from the trigger
- Vent holes on the top face of the breechblock
- Left toggle knob with spring powered locking claw
- Safety applied when the striker is cocked and released
Original Borchardt manual
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