Users
- Qing Dynasty
- Austria-Hungary
- Brazil
- Denmark
- Finland: Used in the Finnish Civil War and in the Second World War.
- German Empire: Army issued 137,000 of the "Red 9" variant during World War I.
- Kingdom of Italy: 5,000 bought from Germany in 1899 for the navy.
- Nazi Germany: 8,000 of the Schnellfeuer variant was issued to the Luftwaffe during World War II. Also bought thousands of the Spanish-made Astra Model 900 and 903 variants.
- Ottoman Empire: 1,000 ordered from Germany in 1896.
- Portugal
- Republic of China: Hundreds of thousands were used by Kuomintang, Communist and warlord forces.
- Second Spanish Republic
- Soviet Union: "Bolo" variant bought from Germany during 1920s.
- United Kingdom: Many were privately bought by British officers in the period before World War I.
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Philippines: Used by the Philippine resistance during World War II.
- Poland
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