Beautiful pistols and one I would love to have but I would disagree on it being the first. The Swiss adopted the earlier Pistole Parabellum in 1900 making the 7.65 luger the first self-loading pistol to see military service. The German Navy followed in 1904. The next self-loading pistol to see service was the Colt M1911. I guess it depends on how one defines success as Steyr had a contender as well.
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