Dreyse Model 1907

Dreyse Model 1907 - 7.65mm Browning

The Dreyse Model 1907 is a semi-automatic pistol named after Nikolaus von Dreyse, the designer of the Dreyse Needle Gun. The Waffenfabrik von Dreyse company was acquired by Rheinische Metallwaren & Maschinenfabrik Sommerda in 1901, although the Dreyse Model pistols were marketed under the Dreyse name.

The Dreyse M07 was developed by Louis Schmeißer for the company "Rheinische Metallwaaren- und Maschinenfabrik Actiengesellschaft Abt. Sömmerda" and was launched in 1910. A total of about 250,000 pieces were produced between 1910 (production start) and 1919 (cessation of production), the serial numbers of the pistol are from 1 to about 251xxx. The cessation of production was a direct consequence of the Treaty of Versailles, which put the production of "militarily usable" pistols under strict control.

In addition to its use as a police weapon, the pistol was also approved in the First World War as a replacement weapon for officers and "officer servants". In 1915, about 100,000 of these pistols were procured by the German military and issued to back services and troop units in the home to alleviate the acute shortage of Luger P08 pistols. Austria-Hungary also bought Dreyse pistols for its military during the First World War.

The Dreyse pistol was but above all a popular police weapon, which was introduced in 1910 at the königlich-sächsischen Gendarmerie (Royal Saxon Gendarmerie) and the police headquarters Berlin. In the twenties, the pistol was standard equipment of the Prussian police and remained in the police service during World War II. Even after 1950, the Dreyse M07 was still used by the police in East Germany (GDR).

The Dreyse Model 07 pistol is a very reliable weapon despite its rather unusual appearance. It is a pistol with an unlocked lock and firing pin lock. Lock and barrel are designed as a unit and can be folded up by simply unlocking. On the left side of the grip, there is a lanyard hole. The pistol has a signal pin, which emerges when its cocked and thus reveals the clamping state. The finger grooves attached to the front of the carriage are directed vertically downwards for most weapons. From about the serial number 210,000, the finger grooves were mounted diagonally. These oblique finger grooves were initially low-lying, in the last copies (about the serial number range 225,000) raised with a straightforward conclusion. For very late copies, the rear sight is designed differently.

Specifications

• Weight: 710 g (1 lb 9 oz)
• Length: 160 mm (6.3 in)
• Barrel length: 92 mm (3.6 in)[1]
• Cartridge: 7.65 mm Browning (.32 ACP)
• Caliber: 7.65 mm
• Action: blowback, unlocked breech
• Muzzle velocity: 365 m/s (1,200 ft/s)[dubious – discuss][citation needed]
• Effective range: Sights set for 25 m (82 ft)
• Maximum range: 50 m (164 ft) effective range
• Feed system: 7-round detachable single-stack magazine
• Sights: Rear notch and front blade post

The Dreyse Model 1907 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Dr. Mabuse The Gambler	Bernhard Goetzke	Norbert von Wenk		1922
Finances of the Grand Duke (Die Finanzen des Großherzogs)	Harry Liedtke	Grand Duke Ramon		1924
	Alfred Abel	Philipp Collins
The Diplomatic Pouch (Sumka dipkuryera)			Seen in visions of dying man	1927
M			Seen on table	1931
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse	Karl Meixner	Det. Hofmeister		1933
	Gustav Diessl	Thomas Kent
	Rudolf Schündler	Hardy
	Oskar Höcker	Bredow
The Green Wagon (Zelyonyy Furgon)		Criminals		1959
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse	Wolfgang Preiss	Dr. Mabuse		1960
	Gert Fröbe	Kriminalkommissar Kras
	Andrea Checchi	Det. Berg
	Albert Bessler	Hotel-Ingenieur
	Peter van Eyck	Henry B. Travers
		Dr. Mabuse's henchmen
Operation Caviar	Senta Berger	Chantal		1961
	O. W. Fischer	Thomas Lieven
The Squeaker	Siegfried Wischnewski	"The Lord"		1963
	Jan Hendriks	Thomas Leslie
Running on Waves (Byagashta po vulnite)	Yevgeni Fridman	Butler		1967
	Sava Hashamov	Thomas Harvey
	Rolan Bykov	Captain Guez
You Are a Widow, Sir!		Hanging on the wall		1970
Fritz Lang	Heino Ferch	Fritz Lang		2016
	Rainer Galke	Younger Ernst Gennat
	Maximilian von Pufendorf	Younger Fritz Lang
	Johanna Gastdorf	Thea von Harbou

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Babylon Berlin - Season 1‎	Volker Bruch	Gereon Rath		2017
	Peter Kurth	Bruno Wolter
Babylon Berlin - Season 2‎	Volker Bruch	Gereon Rath		2017
Babylon Berlin - Season 3‎	Volker Bruch	Gereon Rath		2020
	Godehard Giese	Wilhelm Böhm

Video Games

Game Title	Appears As	Mods	Notes	Release Date
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly	Dreyse M1907			2014