Beholla pistol

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Beholla Pistol
The Beholla pistol made in 1915 for the German forces in WWI
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
Used by	Germany
Wars	World War I World War II
Production history
Designer	Becker & Hollander
Manufacturer	Waffenfabrik August Menz of Suhl
Produced	1915–1918
No. built	45,000
Specifications
Mass	640 g (23 oz)
Length	140 mm (5.5 in)
Barrel length	75 mm (3.0 in)
Cartridge	7.65×17mm (.32 ACP, 7.65 Browning)
Action	Blowback
Muzzle velocity	905 ft/s (276 m/s)
Feed system	7-round detachable box magazine
Sights	iron sights

The Beholla pistol was developed by Becker & Hollander. During World War I, it was a secondary military pistol used by the Imperial German Army. It was manufactured from 1915 until 1918, where, at that point, about 45,000 were produced.

After the Great War, the firm of Waffenfabrik August Menz of Suhl continued to produce the Beholla as the Menta.^[1]

Users[]

•  Germany
•  Lithuania - Approximately 1,353 obtained circa 1919–1920
•  Bulgaria^{[citation needed]}
•  United States
•  Ottoman Empire
•  Finland
•  Brazil
•  Prussia
•  Chad
•  Mongolia
•  Soviet Union

Railway guards during World War II^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• "Small Arms of WWI Primer 011: German Becker & Hollander Beholla Pistol". C&Rsenal (YouTube). 2016-10-27.

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