oldest semi-auto with detachable magazines

[indy1919a4]

Indy,

Were you wearing period correct dress while playing battlefield 1?

Pretty much most times I only wear pants.. I try to avoid wearing shorts or dresses most anytime..
as I get older my legs do not show off as they good as they once were..

I guess a lesson for all of us dress your age..

 

[indiucky]

Indy,

Were you wearing period correct dress while playing battlefield 1?

I was at home....Breech cloth only......

 

[indy1919a4]

I was at home....Breech cloth only......

Alleged origin of the word "G-string"

 

[indy1919a4]

If you consider a Harmonica Gun a removable magazine then the date moves back to the 1830s.. Made by Browning no less.

 

[SmileDocHill]

I knew this thread would deliver.

 

[Hookeye]

I still think a Rem 7400 should be in my safe.

 

[amafrank]

There were a lot of semi auto rifles available way back then. The broomhandle Mauser was available as a rifle/carbine and sold commercially in the US. Detachable mags didn't come out til later but there were some variations with detachable mags in the pistol with detachable stock/holster versions. The Borschardt pistol/carbine as noted came out in 1893 and the Luger pistol/carbine came out in 1902. Both of them have detachable mags and shoulder stocks. Most of the criminal use of semi auto rifles in mass shootings has been limited to the last few years where the press has glorified them and given a platform for stupidity to reign.

Frank