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PsychoSword · January 21, 2005, 04:30 AM

As I understand, the reason why the 1922 came about was because the Yugo's wanted a more durable military sidearm that was more accurate (they wanted a longer barrel) and had a larger magazine capacity than other automatic models of the time hence the 8 round .380 magazine. Oddly enough the .32ACP (7.65mm) model also had an 8 round capacity.

The 1922 was produced in large quanitities for police and military forces around Europe.

The 1922 was imported into the U.S. until 1981 I believe, not sure about the date though.

January 21, 2005, 04:30 AM	#6
PsychoSword Junior member Join Date: August 11, 2002 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,486	As I understand, the reason why the 1922 came about was because the Yugo's wanted a more durable military sidearm that was more accurate (they wanted a longer barrel) and had a larger magazine capacity than other automatic models of the time hence the 8 round .380 magazine. Oddly enough the .32ACP (7.65mm) model also had an 8 round capacity. The 1922 was produced in large quanitities for police and military forces around Europe. The 1922 was imported into the U.S. until 1981 I believe, not sure about the date though.