It belongs in a museum…

… and at the nearest gun store. Something like this, an exceedingly rare complete Borchardt “kit,” would make a fantastic subject for replicas. I have high hopes that 3D metal printing/CNC milling will make replication of odd designs like this possible. It would in no way whatsoever be a practical sidearm; the very first commercial semiautomatic pistol from 1893 can hardly be expected to be capable of comparing with a modern design like the M1911. Still… it’s cool as hell.