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The Smith & Wesson Models 908, 908s, 909, 910, and 915 are 9×19mm Parabellum (9mm Luger), short-recoil-operated double-action/single action (DA/SA) semi-automatic pistols Value Series pistols. All of these pistols utilize a stainless barrel, an aluminum alloy frame, and either a carbon steel or stainless steel slide.
Kel-Tec has suspended production of these pistols and conversion kits. In 2006, Kel-Tec introduced a single-stack pistol based on the P-11 with engineering improvements borrowed from the P-3AT . The resulting PF-9 pistol weighs about the same loaded as the P-11 empty and is somewhat slimmer.
The 9×19mm Parabellum (also known as 9mm Luger, 9mm NATO or simply 9mm) is a rimless, centerfire, tapered firearms cartridge. Originally designed by Austrian firearm designer Georg Luger in 1901, [ 6 ] it is widely considered the most popular handgun and submachine gun cartridge due to its low cost, adequate stopping power and extensive ...
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (S&W) is an American firearm manufacturer headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee, United States. Smith & Wesson was founded by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson as the "Smith & Wesson Revolver Company" in 1856, after their previous company, also called the "Smith & Wesson Company" and later renamed as "Volcanic Repeating Arms", was sold to Oliver Winchester and ...
In 1991 S&W introduced the Model 940, similar in appearance to the 640, but chambered in 9mm Luger. Use of a moon clip is required to headspace and extract the rimless 9mm cartridges. The 940 could also chamber and extract the short-lived 9mm Federal (9×19mmR) rimmed cartridge.
The Model 469 is an early model in Smith & Wesson's 59-series, envisioned as pistols that could be easily concealed, but with sufficient firepower to work as service weapons as well. It is a traditional DA/SA pistol with a 3.5-inch barrel, equipped with a slide-mounted safety/decocker. Magazine capacity is 12 rounds. [1]
The Smith & Wesson SD pistols are available in 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W calibers in either a standard capacity version (16+1-round for 9mm, 14+1-round for .40) or in a restricted capacity version (10+1-rounds for both calibers). [7]
The SIG Sauer line of pistols, such as the SIG P226, frequently feature decocking levers. The earliest use of a single-action decocker was the Vis wz. 35 "Radom" redesign in 1932 to enable horsemen to safely holster their firearm with one hand. [6] The earliest use of a cocking/decocking lever is the Sauer 38H from 1938.