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Steyr 1917

Bustoff
Just purchased this gun at auction.Came with a partialbox of 9mm ammo. Was wondering if I can shoot current production 9mm ammo in this gun. The original ammo is a little shorter than my current stuff.

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  • rufe-snow
    Steyr made a number of different pistols during the W W I era. This is the only one that comes to mind, that in 9mm. It was chambered for (2 ) different 9mm cartridges. The 9mm Steyr & the 9mm Luger. Let us know if this is your pistol? Click on the link.



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  • p3skyking
    The 1911/1912 Steyr-Hahn was originally chambered in 9mm Steyr and that is all that should be fired from it.
    After Austria was anexed by the Third German Reich in 1938, a number were rebarreled to 9mm Parabellum (Luger). These can be identified by a large "08" stamped on the slide.

    That is the only variation that was used with 9mm Parabellum.


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  • Bustoff
    The picture that was on the link looks exactly like the one I have.I guess I should have mentioned that the box of ammo is marked 9mm Steyr. It also has waffenbrick(?). Thanks very much for the info.

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  • rufe-snow
    quote:Originally posted by Bustoff
    The picture that was on the link looks exactly like the one I have.I guess I should have mentioned that the box of ammo is marked 9mm Steyr. It also has waffenbrick(?). Thanks very much for the info.

    gmh


    From your post it appears that your pistol was one of the ones reworked for 9mm Luger. Unfortunately the nazi rework didn't address the safety aspect of the firing pin retention, i.e. the only thing that holds the firing pin in the pistol is a machined lug on the bottom of the extractor. The extractor is fabricated of heat treated steel. They have failed in the past, causing very serious facial injuries, when the firing pin is blown out the rear of the slide.

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  • p3skyking
    Rufe, reread his post. He has the regular 9mm Steyr chambered weapon. There is no "08" on the side from what I gather.


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  • Pearyw
    Grafs is currently importing new manufactured 9mm Steyr ammo.
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  • rufe-snow
    quote:Originally posted by p3skyking
    Rufe, reread his post. He has the regular 9mm Steyr chambered weapon. There is no "08" on the side from what I gather.


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    Doesn't matter what cartridge the Steyr-Hahn is chambered for. The problem vis a vis the firing pin retention is universal. If the extractor fails when your shooting 9mm Steyr, your just as likely to get the firing pin in your face, as if you were shooting 9mm Luger.

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  • 101AIRBORNE
    rufe-snow,
    Would you pls cite your source re: the dangers of the Steyr Hahn?
    I have put somewhere near a thousand rounds through one w/o a
    problem. This was a WW1 bring back and fired using Fiochi ammo.
    TIA
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  • p3skyking
    Concur with Airborne. I have one with an extractor cracked in two on the topside and other than it (top half) sliding forward somewhat if not wedged, I have experienced no problem. Remember also, the hammer in the forward position offers additional impediment for rearward pin travel.


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  • rufe-snow
    quote:Originally posted by 101AIRBORNE
    rufe-snow,
    Would you pls cite your source re: the dangers of the Steyr Hahn?
    I have put somewhere near a thousand rounds through one w/o a
    problem. This was a WW1 bring back and fired using Fiochi ammo.
    TIA



    "American Rifleman", NRA Magazine had a article on this problem, regarding the Steyr-Hahn Pistols. The gentleman who suffered the facial injury, lost an eye, but survived.

    After this came out in the Rifleman, I ran into a guy who jury-rigged a Steyr-Hahn slide by machining it for a home-brew firing pin retainer. Obviously it was no longer original as far as a collector would be concerned. But as far as this guy was concerned he had the peace of mind of knowing that the firing pin wasn't going to blow out into his face.

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  • rufe-snow
    quote:Originally posted by p3skyking
    Concur with Airborne. I have one with an extractor cracked in two on the topside and other than it (top half) sliding forward somewhat if not wedged, I have experienced no problem. Remember also, the hammer in the forward position offers additional impediment for rearward pin travel.


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    Keep on shooting that one with the cracked extractor. Let us know how it holds up. I'll personally inform the NRA folks about the bogus information there putting out in their Gun Rag.

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