Just released, a new downloadable Ebook on the Autro-Hungarian Steyr 1912 pistol.

You will find the downloading page here: http://www.hlebooks.com/ebook/steyr12.htm


Many other ebooks on various firearms are available here : http://users.skynet.be/HL-Editions/ebook/liste01.htm

Content of the ebook :

Field dismounting of the Steyr 1912 pistol
- Step by step dismounting
- Reassembly tips
- Parts nomenclature
Advanced dismounting of the receiver (I)
- Dismounting the external grip components
- Dismounting the external frame components
Advanced dismounting of the receiver (II)
- Dismounting the magazine follower and spring
- Dismounting the manual safety lever
- Dismounting the hammer
Advanced dismounting of the receiver (III)
- Dismounting the magazine floor plate and attached springs
- Dismounting the recoil spring and its retainer
- Dismounting the trigger
Advanced dismounting of the slide
- Dismounting the extractor
- Dismounting the firing pin
Refilling the magazine of the Steyr 1912
- The 9mm Steyr cartridge
- Cartridge clip positionning
- Ways to perform the magazine unloading
Operation of the Steyr 1912 (I)
- Barrel design
- One weak point of the barrel
- Barrel locking and unlocking
- Releasing the slide
Operation of the Steyr 1912 (II)
- Cartridge chambering
- Trigger work
Operation of the Steyr 1912 (III)
- Instant of firing
- Extraction and ejection
- Disconnection of the trigger bar
Safety of the Steyr 1912
- Manual safety
- Animated sequence of the firing cycle
Collecting the Steyr Model 1912 
- Steyr 1912 of the Autro-Hungarian Army
- Steyr 1911 for the civilian market
- Steyr 1912 of the Romanian contract
- Steyr 1912 of the Chilean contract
- Steyr 1912 re-barelled in 9mm Parabellum
Steyr Model 1912 with selective fire device
- Description of the selective fire device
- How the system functions