Fewer than 1,000 M1896s and M1897/01s were manufactured, in several variations including a detachable shoulder stock model, a carbine version, and a trial model tested by the Swiss military. The Mannlicher M1898 was a complete redesign, moving the magazine back, into the location of the later M1901, for loading from an 8-round stripper clip. The M1899 had a large safety lever mounted on the left side of the frame. Embellished pistols were presented to German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm, and to Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, but production of the M1898 and M1899 was less than 350, following which the design was improved to the M1901, with its slide-mounted, hammer-blocking safety, and convenient lever lock for easier disassembly. Users : As "Modelo 1905". : Was purchased privately by many officers of the Austro-Hungarian army, though rejected officially after trials in 1904–1905. See also Steyr Mannlicher M1894 Roth-Steyr M1907 Steyr M1912 Mannlicher M1905 References External links Mannlicher Pistol Model 1901 Firearms by Ferdinand Mannlicher Semi-automatic pistols 1901–1909 Semi-automatic pistols of Austria Steyr semi-automatic pistols World War I Austro-Hungarian infantry weapons