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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 ...
K-Put Price-Is-Rite Stamp Gun — A price-stamp gun that allows shoppers to freely alter the prices of various goods (particularly groceries) in their own favor. [ 377 ] Kannon AE-1 — A camera that's "so simple, so advanced, even Stevie Wonder [as himself] can use it," though the photos he takes of tennis pro John Newcombe ( Joe Piscopo ) are ...
Birmingham Small Arms Company.32 ACP Great Britain: c. 1943 [citation needed] Werder pistol model 1869: Johann Ludwig Werder: 11.5mm Werder Kingdom of Bavaria: c.1869 Whitney Wolverine: Whitney Firearms Inc.22 Long Rifle United States: 1956-1957 Wildey: Wildey F.A. Incorporated.357 Wildey Magnum.44 Auto Mag.45 Winchester Magnum.41 Wildey Magnum
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 ...
Revolvers, single-shot handguns Girsan: Girsan Gun Industry: GIRSAN: Türkiye Grünig + Elmiger: Kurt Grünig & Heinz Elmiger Grünig + Elmiger AG Switzerland Civilian Target rifles Glock: Gaston Glock: Glock Ges.m.b.H. Austria Haenel Carl Gottlieb Haenel C. G. Haenel Waffen und Fahrradfabrik: Germany Civilian, law enforcement, military H&R Arms
A Colt Detective Special and a Smith & Wesson Model 36 snubnosed revolvers. A snubnosed revolver (colloquially known as a snubbie, belly gun, or bulldog revolver) is a small, medium, or large frame revolver with a short barrel, generally less than 3 inches in length. Smaller such revolvers are often made with "bobbed" or "shrouded" hammers and ...
List of firearms. This is an extensive list of small arms —including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, underwater firearms, anti-tank rifles, anti-materiel rifles ...
This page lists more than 100 small arms designs which have been produced in numbers exceeding one million since the late 18th century. Many more types have been made in the hundreds of thousands. Many of the firearms on this list are military weapons which were used during both World Wars , so it is unsurprising that they were manufactured in ...