The Bayard 1908 is a semi-automatic pistol that patented and designed by Belgian Bernard Clarus in 1907 as a short-range self-defense handgun. The Bayard 1908 was sold on the civilian market. The Belgian factory
Anciens Etablissements Pieper produced it from 1908 until the late 1930s.
Smith & Wesson
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (S&W) is an American Firearms manufacturer, firearm manufacturer headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee, United States.
Smith & Wesson was founded by Horace Smith (inventor), Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson as the ...
engineers reintroduced the design of the Bayard 1908 in their Model 61 pistol, which ran in production from 1970 to 1974.
See also
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List of pistols
Underbarrel pistols
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FN M1900
*GMC pistol
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Jieffeco Model 1911
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Semmerling XLM
References
Semi-automatic pistols 1901–1909
.25 ACP semi-automatic pistols
.32 ACP semi-automatic pistols
.380 ACP semi-automatic pistols
Semi-automatic pistols of Belgium
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