| 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 detachablebox magazine |
| Sights | iron sights |
TheBeholla pistol was developed by Becker & Hollander. DuringWorld War I, it was a secondary militarypistol used by theImperial German Army. It was manufactured from 1915 until 1918, where, at that point, about 45,000 were produced.
After the Great War, the firm ofWaffenfabrik August Menz ofSuhl continued to produce theBeholla as theMenta.[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]
Germany
Lithuania - Approximately 1,353 obtained circa 1919–1920
Bulgaria[citation needed]
United States
Ottoman Empire
Finland
Brazil
Prussia
Chad
Mongolia
Soviet UnionRailway guards duringWorld War II[5]
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.
