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Saturday night special is a colloquial term in the United States and Canada for inexpensive, compact, small- caliber handguns made of poor quality metal. [1] Sometimes known as junk guns, some states define these guns by means of composition or material strength. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, they were commonly referred to as ...
The FP-45 Liberator is a handgun manufactured by the United States military during World War II for use by resistance forces in occupied territories. The Liberator was never issued to American or other Allied troops, and there are few documented instances of the weapon being used for its intended purpose; this was compounded by the intended recipients – irregulars and resistance fighters ...
A semi-automatic pistol is a type of handgun which utilizes the energy of the fired cartridge to cycle the action of the weapon and advance the next available cartridge into position for firing. One round is fired each time the trigger of a semi-automatic pistol is pulled. (The following list table is sortable.) Pistola Aut. Celmi.
2016–present (USA Firearms Corp.-Wildey Guns) WIST-94: PREXER Ltd. 9×19mm Parabellum Poland: 1996-present Wyoming Arms Parker S.S. Wyoming Arms 10mm Auto United States: 1988-1992 York Arms Sten: York Arms Company, Utah 9x19mm Parabellum United States: Z84: Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A. 9×19mm Parabellum Spain: 1985 Zafar: MDI-TİSAŞ: 9× ...
Kalashnikov AK-47. (and derivatives) Assault rifle. Soviet Union. 40,000,000 [5] 150,000,000 [6][7] 5 million milled AK type 3, 10 million AKM,[8] 5 million AK-74 [9]15-20 million Chinese Type 56 [10] 3 million Yugoslav Zastava M70, 2 million East German Mpi.
Until 1968, the guns were manufactured in Germany. The Gun Control Act of 1968 prevented their import unto the US, so subsequently they were manufactured at a Röhm factory in Miami. The RG-14 is known colloquially as a Saturday night special, a general category of cheap, low quality handguns. The frame is made from zinc alloy, with a steel ...
Handguns, shotguns, machine guns, battle rifles Seekins Precision Glen Seekins Seekins Precision United States Civilian S&T Motiv S&T Holdings Co Ltd South Korea Military S&W Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson Smith & Wesson: United States Various [N 3] SAKO: Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Oy SAKO Ltd Finland Civilian, law enforcement ...
The Model C-9 is a compact, single-stack magazine, model of Hi-Point's 9×19mm handgun. It consists of a polymer frame, zinc-alloy slide and bolt (with steel reinforcing inserts), and a steel breech, chamber and barrel. Its low price and small and compact design prompted many to purchase it for concealed carry. [citation needed]