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Beholla Pistol
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; Lithuanian Wars of Independence; 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

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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]

From 1921-1932, the company, Franz Stock Maschinenbau und Werkzeugfabrik, manufactured an improved version of the Beholla pistol that saw use by police agencies in Germany and Austria.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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^[5]

References

^ "Beholla". Gunsworld.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
^ "STOCK 1924". Guns.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023.
^ "The Franz Stock Automatic Pistols". Archived from the original on June 12, 2023.
^ McCollum, Ian (2021). Pistols of the Warlords: Chinese Domestic Handguns, 1911 - 1949. Headstamp Publishing. pp. 514–515. ISBN 9781733424639. The Franz Stock was a simple pistol produced in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s. It was made in both .25 ACP and .32 ACP models and used a simple blowback system with a recoil spring wrapped around a fixed barrel. They did not see military service but were used by German and Austrian police forces in small numbers.
^ "Revolvers & Pistols, part 4". April 15, 2021. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023.

External links

"Small Arms of WWI Primer 011: German Becker & Hollander Beholla Pistol". C&Rsenal (YouTube). 2016-10-27. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.

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[1] "Beholla". Gunsworld.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2013.

[2] "STOCK 1924". Guns.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023.

[3] "The Franz Stock Automatic Pistols". Archived from the original on June 12, 2023.

[4] McCollum, Ian (2021). Pistols of the Warlords: Chinese Domestic Handguns, 1911 - 1949. Headstamp Publishing. pp. 514–515. ISBN 9781733424639. The Franz Stock was a simple pistol produced in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s. It was made in both .25 ACP and .32 ACP models and used a simple blowback system with a recoil spring wrapped around a fixed barrel. They did not see military service but were used by German and Austrian police forces in small numbers.

[5] "Revolvers & Pistols, part 4". April 15, 2021. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023.

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 After the Great War, the firm of ''Waffenfabrik August Menz'' of [[Suhl]] continued to produce the ''Beholla'' as the ''Menta''.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624030205/http://www.gunsworld.com/gun_pistols/beholla.htm |url=http://www.gunsworld.com/gun_pistols/beholla.htm |title=Beholla |publisher=Gunsworld.com |archivedate=June 24, 2008 |accessdate=October 23, 2013}}</ref>
+From 1921-1932, the company, ''Franz Stock Maschinenbau und Werkzeugfabrik'', manufactured an improved version of the Beholla pistol that saw use by police agencies in Germany and Austria.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guns.com/firearms/handguns/semi-auto/stock-1924-7-65mm-semi-automatic-8-rounds-3-barrel-used?p=867582|title=STOCK 1924|website=Guns.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612215022/https://www.guns.com/firearms/handguns/semi-auto/stock-1924-7-65mm-semi-automatic-8-rounds-3-barrel-used?p=867582|archive-date=June 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Stock/FSP08c/fsp08c.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612215853/https://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Stock/FSP08c/fsp08c.html|archive-date=June 12, 2023|title=The Franz Stock Automatic Pistols}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=McCollum|first=Ian|author-link=Forgotten Weapons|title=Pistols of the Warlords: Chinese Domestic Handguns, 1911 - 1949|pages=514–515|isbn=9781733424639|date=2021|publisher=Headstamp Publishing|quote=The Franz Stock was a simple pistol produced in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s. It was made in both .25 ACP and .32 ACP models and used a simple blowback system with a recoil spring wrapped around a fixed barrel. They did not see military service but were used by German and Austrian police forces in small numbers.}}</ref>
 ==Users==
 * {{flagcountry|German Empire}}
 * {{flagcountry|Republic of Lithuania}} - Approximately 1,353 obtained circa 1919–1920
-* {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Bulgaria}}{{source?|date=November 2018}}
+* {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Bulgaria}}{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}
 * {{flagcountry|United States of America}}
 * {{flagcountry|Ottoman Empire}}
+* {{flagcountry|Finland}}
-* {{flagcountry|Finland}} - Over 100 issued to home front troops and used by State Railway guards during [[World War II]]<ref>{{cite web|first=|last=|title=Revolvers & Pistols, part 4 |date=January 8, 2020 |url=https://www.jaegerplatoon.net/PISTOLS4.htm}}</ref>
+* {{flagcountry|Brazil}}
+* {{flagcountry|Prussia}}
+* {{flagcountry|Chad}}
+* {{flagcountry|Mongolia}}
+* {{flagcountry|Soviet Union}}
+Railway guards during [[World War II]]<ref>{{cite web|first=|last=|title=Revolvers & Pistols, part 4 |date=April 15, 2021|url=https://www.jaegerplatoon.net/PISTOLS4.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405233951/https://www.jaegerplatoon.net/PISTOLS4.htm|archive-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abx1bkTNJyI|title=Small Arms of WWI Primer 011: German Becker & Hollander Beholla Pistol|publisher=C&Rsenal (YouTube)|date=2016-10-27}}
+* {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abx1bkTNJyI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/abx1bkTNJyI |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Small Arms of WWI Primer 011: German Becker & Hollander Beholla Pistol|publisher=C&Rsenal (YouTube)|date=2016-10-27}}{{cbignore}}
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+[[Category:1915 establishments in Germany]]
+[[Category:1918 disestablishments in Germany]]
 [[Category:Semi-automatic pistols of Germany]]
 [[Category:World War I German infantry weapons]]
 [[Category:.32 ACP semi-automatic pistols]]
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