Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose

Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose
Born	Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose July 31, 1867 Charlottenberg, Germany
Died	1936
Nationality	Prussia
Occupation	firearms designer
Known for	Schwarzlose MG M.07/12 machine gun

Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose (31 July, 1867–1936) was a German (originally Prussian) firearm designer who is best known for designing a blowback-operated machine gun.

Early life

Schwarzlose was bom in the Berlin suburb of Charlottenburg, and served as an artilleryman and armorer in the Austro-Hungarian army. He graduated from the National Ordnance College and designed his first pistol in 1892, although it never saw production. In 1897, he opened an arms factory in Berlin which he operated until 1919 when it was shut down by the Allied Disarmament Commission.^[1]

After the closing of his factory he worked as a firearms consultant until his death in 1936.^[2]

Designs

• Schwarzlose MG M.07/12 machine gun (for Austria-Hungary^[3]
• Schwarzlose Model 1898 semi-automatic pistol^[3]
• Schwarzlose Model 1908 semi-automatic pistol^[2]

References

1. Farwell, Byron (2001). The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Land Warfare: An Illustrated World View. W.W. Norton. p. 737. ISBN 978-0-393-04770-7.
2. Hogg, Ian; Walter, John (29 August 2004). Pistols of the World. David & Charles. pp. 279–280. ISBN 0-87349-460-1.
3. Peterson, Phillip (18 October 2013). Standard Catalog of Military Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. pp. 34, 509. ISBN 978-1-4402-3692-1.