Compared with the gun brand, the Continental brand has a significant advantage in using a built-in hammer firing mechanism. This design strikes the firing pin fire by firing the stopper release hammer, which is more reliable than the translational firing mechanism of the gun brand. The hammer of the Continental hammer is much more stable because it has a much greater energy than the firing pin that moves through the tension of the firing spring. In fact, as a pistol, the success rate of the gun is already quite high, and even when firing 1,000 rounds in a row, it rarely fails. However, Browning was not satisfied with this and eventually launched the Continental Masturbation M1903. This design has become one of the important functions of countless semi-automatic manual imitations. In addition to improving stability, the structural layout of the built-in hammer makes the overall layout of the Continental hammer more compact and more suitable for carrying and concealment.
In addition to the above advantages, the M1903 has many details on the basis of the M1900, such as the elimination of any protrusions that may snag on clothing, and the bottom grip has a gun strap loop. These improvements allow the M1903 to not only inherit the reliability and accuracy of the M1900, but also to be lightweight, allow for quick gun pulling, and at the same time have greater power and safety. It can be said that the M1903 is one of the most classic works in the history of semi-automatic pistols, and even from today's point of view, the main performance of the M1903 is not inferior to various advanced semi-automatic pistols of our time, and even superior in safety and appearance. It is worth mentioning that the M1903 pistol was born in 1902 and has a history of more than 110 years. Browning dominates the pistol world with the design of the M1903 pistol!After the Belgian company FN put the M1903 on the European market, it once again shocked the whole of Europe.
This semi-automatic pistol easily defeated various spin *** and other semi-automatic pistols with its excellent performance, becoming a model for semi-automatic pistols in the coming century. Most national semi-automatic pistols imitated its basic design, and some even copied it almost outright, including the later highly regarded Browning M1911 pistol, the Soviet TT-30 33 pistol, and the Makarov pistol. For military enthusiasts, the Soviet TT-30 33 pistol should be no stranger. That's right, its imitation and improved versions are the famous Type 51 and Type 54 pistols, which are the standard equipment of the ** police and are still in service in the police community until now. The TT-30 33 pistol uses a short recoil barrel and a swinging barrel for the locking method, which was completely imitated by the Soviet designer Tokarev on the Browning M1903. As a result, the Type 54 pistol and the M1903 operate and lock almost identically.
In other words, the Type 54 pistol, which is still in use today, is not much different in nature from the Continental semi-automatic pistol developed by Browning more than 100 years ago. This alone is enough proof of the perfection of the design of the Continental semi-automatic pistol.