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The Swiss mini gun, produced in Switzerland by SwissMiniGun, is considered the world's smallest working revolver. It is 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) long, 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) tall, 1 centimetre (0.39 in) wide, and weighs 19.8 grams (0.70 oz). The ammunition is 2.34 mm rimfire, also produced by SwissMiniGun. There is a key ring holster that ...
The 4.25 mm Liliput pistol is one of the smallest semiautomatic handguns ever made (the Kolibri is generally considered the smallest). Hence its name, derived from the fictional island of Lilliput , inhabited by tiny people.
[5] [6] It was discontinued in 1914 with the outbreak of World War I. [5] The 2mm gun was replaced by 3mm and 4mm weapons in the series, which was discontinued in 1938. [5] As with the related firearm series, this gun is now a collector's item with about a thousand ever produced. [1] It is notable for firing the smallest centerfire cartridge ...
Trejo Pistol is a term used to refer to a series of handguns produced in Mexico by Industrias Trejo de Zacatlán S.A., previously called Armas Trejo S.A. and of which, one of its variants, the Trejo Modelo 1 "TIPO RÁFAGA", is considered the smallest machine pistol in the world. [1]
This amounts to "120.5 firearms for every 100 residents." [3] The world's armed forces control about 133 million (about 13 percent) of the global total of small arms, of which over 43 percent belong to two countries, the Russian Federation (30.3 million) and the People's Republic of China (27.5 million). [2]
Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name. Data values are the highest found for the cartridge, and might not occur in the same load ...
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Seecamp immigrated to the US in 1959 and was a gun designer for shotgun maker O.F. Mossberg. He also specialized in double-action conversions for the 1911 Colt.45. [3] In 1978, Seecamp specialized in the miniaturization of pistols. As a result, Seecamps are among the very smallest semi-automatic pistols ever produced.