Deactivated First World War Austrian Steyr Hahn M1912 automatic pistol

First World War Austrian Steyr Hahn M1912 automatic pistol, chambered in 9mm dated 1917 with matching numbers. 1917 Military / Government acceptance stamps, WN17 meaning Wiener-Neustadt,  Habsburg eagle  .The gun was loaded from a stripper clip, as opposed to using a removable magazine. The barrel rotated on recoil to unlock, a design still used by several modern handguns. They were issued to the Austro-Hungarian army who fought along side German forces during WWI. Many being used during WWII as well. Only around 300,000 or so were ever made, many being lost to the horrendous condition during WWI. A classic WWI axis forces officers pistol. Some were also used during WWII by the Nazis. Deactivated with a working action it can be cocked, stripped and dry fired.

This gun is brand new to the collectors market and was only recently discovered. A real WWI bring back.