Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose

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

Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose (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

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. 2.0 2.1 Hogg, Ian; Walter, John (29 August 2004). Pistols of the World. David & Charles. pp. 279–280. ISBN 0-87349-460-1.
  3. 3.0 3.1 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.