MÄNNEL AP One - New Air Pistol

A74BEDLM · Post by **A74BEDLM** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:43 am

MÄNNEL have developed a new AP.

David Levene · Post by **David Levene** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:34 am

Interesting; no absorber and no ball-bearing mounted trigger.

RobinC · Post by **RobinC** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:52 am

From the pictures it looks like an LP10 with some different bits?
Robin

bebloomster · Post by **bebloomster** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:54 am

Looks pretty much like a clone of the Steyr LP-10.

Sc0 · Post by **Sc0** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:10 pm

Entry level, mechanical loading port, priced lower than the LP2?

Brian M · Post by **Brian M** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:12 pm

More like the LP2, isn't it?

A74BEDLM · Post by **A74BEDLM** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:55 pm

I've only ever used CM162EI (first loaner pistol), MG1E (currently owned) and LP10 (early pre ball bearing trigger - club pistol).

I don't know wether the Ball Bearing Trigger and Recoil Absorbers are essential?. I know the LP400 also now boasts a recoil absorber system as does the Feinwerkbau P44. Everyone is calling the LP400 a LP10 clone as well.

fc60 · Post by **fc60** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:11 pm

Greetings,

Tried using "Google" to find more information with no success.

By chance do you have a weblink to share?

Cheers,

Dave

kevinweiho · Post by **kevinweiho** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:10 pm

fc60 wrote:Greetings,

Tried using "Google" to find more information with no success.

By chance do you have a weblink to share?

Cheers,

Dave

www.maennel.at/cms/en

Seems like Maennel has a joint venture with Steyr, since all of the pistol's main components are Steyr made.

peterz · Post by **peterz** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:19 am

According to the PDF from Maennel, the major parts are made by Steyr-Mannlicher. That's not the same company as Steyr Sportwaffen any longer.

RobinC · Post by **RobinC** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:53 am

I'm a bit mystified by the "Steyr-Mannlicher", Peter is right they are different and an independant company to Steyr Sportwaffen who make the air pistols. Can't see them being interested in making air pistol parts in small quantities, so suspect he has made an error on his site.

I think (not sure) Mannel is an ex Steyr employee, his business is based only 2km from the Steyr Sportwaffen site at Ernshoffen. All his previous pistols have been Steyrs with his own "add ons" and a few different parts, if you look on his web site they are reffered as Steyrs with his tuning parts, this looks to be much the same to me, I wonder if he is doing the same thing but has done a deal to put his name on them? A bit like Brabus with Mercedes?
Good shootiing
Robin

ghostrip · Post by **ghostrip** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:20 am

to me it looks more of a reworked lp1. perhaps steyr mannlicher still has the rights to lp1.

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