Hugo Borchardt

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Hugo Borchardt

American gun designer

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Designed by an American, Hugo Borchardt, this 7.63-mm weapon operated on the principle of recoil. When the gun was fired, the barrel and breechblock, locked together by a “toggle-link” mechanism, slid back together along the top of the frame. The toggle, essentially a two-piece arm hinged in the middle…
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Designed by an American, Hugo Borchardt, this 7.63-mm weapon operated on the principle of recoil. When the gun was fired, the barrel and breechblock, locked together by a “toggle-link” mechanism, slid back together along the top of the frame. The toggle, essentially a two-piece arm hinged in the middle…
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