Bergmann 1896

Bergmann 1896
Bergmann 1896 nº 3 (cal. 6.5mm)
Place of origin	German Empire
Production history
Designer	Louis Schmeisser
Specifications
Mass	1.13 kg (nº 3)
Length	254 mm (nº 3)
Barrel length	102 mm (nº 3)
Cartridge	5mm Bergmann (nº 2) 6.5mm Bergmann (nº 3) 8×22mm Bergmann (nº 4)
Action	Blowback
Muzzle velocity	380 m/s (nº 3)
Feed system	5-round fixed magazine
Sights	Fixed

The Bergmann 1896 was a 19th-century semi-automatic pistol developed by German designer Louis Schmeisser and sold by Theodor Bergmann's company.^[1] 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 practical and successful sub-machine guns, the MP-18.

The first cartridges in Bergmann pistols were grooveless, with the bullets having a sharp nose to avoid jams. Later pistols, however, have mechanical extractors and cartridges with grooved flanges. The M96 had an internal box-magazine holding five cartridges. ^[2]