the first striker fired weapon invented was a shotgun invented by Daniel LeFever in 1878

Firearms History, Technology & Development: Hammer Fired vs. Striker Fired

 

As the other poster mentioned, striker-fired long guns came first. I don't know if it was the first striker-fired handgun, but the FN 1910, invented by John Browning, was a very early striker-fired handgun. Certainly it was one of the first to enjoy widespread popularity.

 

Check out the HK VP70. Striker fired, polymer framed, double action and has "ghost sight" due to the design of the V-notch. Came out about twelve years before the Glock.

 

HK VP70.........Ugly only a mother could love it!

The trigger is.....well interesting....to be polite.

 

Holy Thread Resurrection!!!

But since this forum IS about SIG Sauer guns, I thought I'd just add a little to the conversation.

I have a cute little striker-fired Sauer & Sohn Behördenmodell made in the early 1930's. It's a direct descendent of the Sauer Model 1913. And that gun is derived from the Roth Sauer. I think the earliest Roth Sauers to hit the market were in 1905. Sauer was only involved because Roth needed someone with the manufacturing capacity.

 

Never let a good thread die !

 

roth steyr 1907 was first successful production i believe

 

Mills!

 

What ?

 

My Savage 1907 is striker fired...

... as is my FN 1906 ...

... and my Mauser 1910.

In the early days of semi-automatic pistols both hammer fired and striker fired were common. Often as in the case of the Colt 1903 Hammerless (that actually has a concealed hammer) and the FN 1906/Colt 1908 Vest Pocket very similar models were made that each used a different firing mechanism and yet were still John Browning designs.

 

My Savage 1907 is striker fired...

Nice!

I was getting ready to call you out on the Savage. I have one, and have shot it a fair amount. But it never occurred to me that it's striker fired. The cocking mechanism sure LOOKS like a hammer. I might have to take it out this weekend and ring some gongs with it.

 

Walther Model 1 Selbstlade Pistole was 1906. Several iterations later were also strikers.

I have a few. Model 2, Model 4, Model 5, Model 9 [type-1]

 

^^^^...and I don't see a hammer anywhere.

 

Here ya go Pat...

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You can thank me later...:thumbsu:


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I way going to say the P08 of Lugar fame... but if Savage had a 1907 model...

 

I'm glad I clicked on this necro-thread. I had absolutely no idea strikers were such and old design. I thought the VP70 was the first. You learn something new every day. I will say, the striker assembly on a P320 looks toy-like compared to the striker on that 1907 in the photo above.

 

Same here, Jedi. While I was aware of pin fire rifles, I thought the Glock introduced to U S police departments in the '80s was the first striker fired pistol.

 

Some other fairly early striker fired pistols I enjoy.


Beretta Model 1919:
This later became the 418 that was James Bonds gun in the early novels.

Ortgies from 1924:
Really short production run; only two or three years IIRC.

Bernardelli VB:
Bernardelli had a whole line of striker fired pistols including a Vest Pocket as well as this 32acp FN 1910 style one.

 

The Luger was developed from the Borchard, both of which are striker fired. Both were developed before 1900. By 1900 the Luger was being marketed and sold. We are mostly familiar with the P08 but it was given that military designation because of the year (I think) of its last change. Between 1900 and 1906 the Swiss and the Poles bought them for their armies. There is no hammer. The striker is contained within the upper slide assembly.

 

It's funny when the Glock came out decades back, some people were referring to striker-fired as some new cheap-o way to save cost on hammer-parts on plastic guns.

 

A lot of fear of the unknown and hype...no hammer seemed to go along with removing metal parts as in an "all plastic" gun; as in a gun that could easily pass thru airport metal detection being that it was plastic.

Every - without exception - police sidearm I'd ever known about and trained with and seen had a hammer. Then comes Glock...we were all taken by its revolutionary, modern style being striker-fired. Glock was given (wrongly) credit for inventing the striker-fired handgun by police commanders sold on her ease of operation, capacity, and reliability. Revolvers then became your father's gun. Glock became fashionable.

 

I kinda' liked being a bit different back then by getting a few Glocks. Raised on traditional pistols like the 1911 and Hi-Power, the 'wonder nines' were still the hot thing at the time. Glock was cutting edge. Today I own maybe two, and don't even shoot them. I mostly prefer........drum roll........hammer-fired guns, especially for competition. But I have a G26 for a bug-out bag, and my $HTF gun is still my Sig P320C.

 

Earliest striker fire design I've seen is the 1885 Dimancea (a trials gun for the Hungarian military). A bizarre hammerless (strikerfire) revolver, Gun Jesus over at Forgotten Weapons covers it on his channel.