The pistol was well made and accurate, but difficult to disassemble. It produced a greater muzzle velocity from the 9mm Largo round than did the Bergmann–Bayard, due to its 165mm (6 5/8 inch) longer barrel. The Campo-Giro was over 225mm (9 inches long), weighed over 900 grams (2 pounds) unloaded, and had an 8-round magazine. The slide was fixed to the frame by a transverse wedge behind the breech that in turn was held in place by the firing pin. The magazine release lever was just behind the oval-shaped trigger guard between it and the front of the frame. It retained an external hammer and a top ejection port like the Bergmann–Bayard, but had its magazine in the grip instead in front of the trigger guard, thus allowing a much longer barrel to be fitted. The Campo-Giro used a powerful spring to handle the recoil of the 9mm Largo cartridge, and had a smaller spring beneath the barrel to serve as a shock absorber and delay the opening of the breach. The Modelo 1913 was a delayed blowback design, unusual in a gun chambered for a powerful military cartridge.
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