LANGENHAN Pistol (F.L. Selbstlader 7.65 mm):

.. Ever heard of the Langenhan pistols? - They're German - from 1914-1918 & made for their military .. and were used after the end of WWI by their police.

Langenhan F L Selbstlader 7.65 mm.

Some 70,000 were made and they have a good reputation ... that shouldn't surprise anyone as they are outwardly just about a straight copy of the Belgian made FN Model 1900. (around 700,000 built).

FN (Browning) Model 1900 - 7.65 mm.

Designed  by Friedrich Langehan  - these Browning copies were well made in the typical Germanic habit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIBiEhICMvY

The feature of these guns that interests me is that while they are blow-back 'thirty-twos' with little recoil - they have four inch barrels (some of the German ones are slightly shorter) and the barrels are mounted as low as you can get in the frame below the recoil spring.

Lowline Langenhan

Lowline FN Browning Model 1900.

Link to FN 1900 :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28rY6by5bqU

Both "brands" have a weakness in that their slides are held in position by a screw that is reputed to come loose and the actions can disassemble rearwards under acceleration .. shouldn't be an issue for alert shooters like us who keep an eye out for any loose screws eh.

A new pistol The Laugo Arms ALIEN is forecast for 2019 from the Czech Republic using the same barrel-under-spring feature.

The Langenhan manufacturing business dated from 1842 and revolved around bicycles and air weapons - here's a detailed history about their air guns:
https://www.jimmiedeesairguns.com/manufacturers/langenhan/friedrich-langenhan-and-the-langenhan-dolla-air-pistols/

Lowline Laugo arms ALIEN

- So while there may not be "anything new under the stars" - people keep claiming that there is.

Marty K.