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A government-issue M1911 pistol manufactured in 1914 Soviet TT pistol manufactured in 1937. A pistol is a type of handgun, characterised by a barrel with an integral chamber.The word "pistol" derives from the Middle French pistolet (c. 1550), meaning a small gun or knife, and first appeared in the English language c. 1570 when early handguns were produced in Europe.
The first successful assault rifle was the StG 44, introduced during World War II by the Germans. It was the first firearm to occupy the gap between rifles and submachine guns. The assault rifle was more powerful and had longer range than the submachine gun, but was less powerful and shorter range than standard rifles.
A machine pistol is generally defined as a handgun capable of fully automatic or selective fire. During World War I, the Austrians introduced the world's first machine pistol, the Steyr Repetierpistole M1912/P16. The Germans would quickly follow suit with machine pistol versions of the Luger P08 "Artillery Pistol" and later models of the Mauser C96
This is an extensive list of antique guns made before the year 1900 and including the first functioning firearms ever invented. The list is not comprehensive; create an entry for listings having none; multiple names are acceptable as cross-references, so that redirecting hyperlinks can be established for them.
Korovin pistol: Tula Arms Plant.25 ACP Soviet Union: 1926-1935 Krag–Jørgensen pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum Norway: 1910 KRISS KARD: KRISS USA.45 ACP United States: c.2016 (prototype only) Lahti L-35: Valtion Kivääritehdas: 9×19mm Parabellum Finland: 1935-1951 Lancaster pistol: Charles William Lancaster.455 Webley United Kingdom: 1860s-1890s ...
The Colt Paterson revolver was the first commercial repeating firearm employing a revolving cylinder with multiple chambers aligned with a single, stationary barrel. Its design was patented by Samuel Colt on February 25, 1836, in the United States, England and France, and it derived its name from being produced in Paterson, New Jersey .
Light machine gun United Kingdom: 202,050 Colt Model 1860 Army: Revolver United States: 200,500 [52] MAB Model D pistol: Semi-automatic pistol France: 200,000+ Škorpion vz. 61: Submachine gun Czechoslovakia: 200,000 FM 24/29 light machine gun: Light machine gun France: 190,400 Rast & Gasser M1898: Revolver Austria-Hungary: 180,000 Colt Model ...
The FN Browning M1900 (known at the time in Europe just as Browning pistol) is a single action semi-automatic pistol designed c. 1896 by John Browning for Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN) and produced in Belgium at the turn of the 20th century. It was the first production handgun to use a slide.