Janz-Schuknecht Pistol - The Mechanism

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Published on February 1, 2018 8:31:07 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQdEv2LOjMk

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A German company called JANZ-Präzisionstechnik has introduced a new pistol designed by the company's master gunsmith Horst Schuknecht. It is called Janz-Schuknecht pistol. It is a striker fired locked breech, short barrel recoiling firearm with quite an unusual locking mechanism.

The lockup of the barrel and slide is accomplished by a special part which is a roller with a cutout in its middle portion.

Upon firing, the barrel and slide recoil together for a certain distance until the locking piece reaches the cutout in the slide and rotates into it thus unlocking the slide from the barrel. At this point, the barrel stops and the slide continues its rearward motion extracting and ejecting the spent case. On its way back, the slide feeds a fresh round, then hits the barrel and forces it forward at the same time rotating the locking piece out of the cutout. In this video, you can see a fixture made by the company demonstrating the operation of this mechanism.