The recoil spring is made of flat wire and is located under the barrel. The calibre is 9mm and has four grooves with right hand twist. The barrel is assembled with the slide by means of a helicoid cam and locked by two lugs. The ejection and loading port are at the top and two serrated ears are located at the rear. The slide is guided on the frame by side grooves. At the base, is a large rectangular ring for a lanyard. The frame receives the grips that are squared plates of wood. A button placed on the upper left side of the frame makes it possible to empty the magazine with the slide held in the back position by the safety. It does not use a detachable box magazine but is filled by a stripper clip. The cartridges are contained in a magazine located in the grip. The frame holds the grip and it supports the barrel and the slide. In addition to its country of origin, it was also used by Albania, Bulgaria, Chile, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia. This model, also called Steyr Hahn (Steyr with hammer), was manufactured by Oesterreichische Waffenfabrik in Steyr, Austria and Fegyvergyar in Budapest, Hungary.
It was initially intended for Landwehr (Army Territorial Reserves), while the active troops continued to use the M1907 Roth-Steyr pistol and the M1898 Rast-Gasser revolver. It was tested in 1912 by the Austro-Hungarian Army and adopted two years later. The Steyr pistol was developed by Karl Krnka and introduced commercially in 1911.
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