#9mmSteyr
IDEX 2023: Steyr C9-A2 MF – An Often Overlooked Austrian Handgun
You can never predict how popular a new firearms design will be. While one Austrian pistol, Glock, became more popular than any handgun in the history of humanity, another Austrian pistol, the Steyr M series has been enjoying limited popularity throughout the years. At the IDEX exhibition, Middle Eastern customers had a chance to see the 4th generation of the Steyr handgun, C9-A2 MF.
TFB Round Table: Parabellum and Luger? What About 9mm Steyr?
It is difficult to talk about 9mm Steyr without first discussing the fantastically unique looking Steyr M12. This 20th-century military pistol has many names. The most common ones you will see are the Steyr 1912 or Steyr Hahn, but you may also find it referred to as the Steyr “Hammer” or by some of the early first developed ones, the Steyr 1911. Speaking of 1911 in the sense of the one most of the world knows and loves, it wouldn’t surprise me if you yourself ever hear someone describing the Steyr 1912 as “if Picasso designed a Colt 1911”. It is truly an interesting chunk of art. Despite its looks and even its name it actually draws most of its inspiration from three military-style pistols that are not our beloved Colt 1911. The ones I speak of are the Roth-Steyr 1907, the Colt M1902, and the Mannlicher M1905. Put all of those together and give it an admirable soft recoiling 9×23 cartridge and you get this:
