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The pocket pistol originated in the mid-17th century as a small, concealable flintlock known as the Queen Anne pistol, the coat pistol, or the pocket pistol.This was used throughout the 18th century, evolving from a weapon reserved for the wealthy to a common sidearm in broader use as more and more manufacturers made them by the start of the 19th century.
The 2mm Kolibri (also known as the 2.7mm Kolibri Car Pistol or 2.7×9mm Kolibri) was the smallest commercially available centerfire cartridge, [3] patented in 1910 and introduced in 1914 by Franz Pfannl, an Austrian watchmaker, with financial support from Georg Grabner. It was designed to accompany the Kolibri semi-auto pistol or single-shot ...
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. The Liliput was manufactured by Waffenfabrik August Menz in Suhl, Germany, from approximately 1920 to 1927. Menz also ...
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 ...
Le Français (pistol) Manufrance.25 ACP.32 ACP.22 Long Rifle 9mm Browning Long France: 1913 Lewis Automatic Pistol.45 ACP United States: 1919 Liliput pistol: Waffenfabrik August Menz: 4.25mm Liliput.25 ACP Weimar Republic: 1920 Little Tom Pistol: Wiener Waffenfabrik.25 ACP.32 ACP Austrian Empire Kingdom of Hungary Czechoslovakia: 1908 Llama M82
[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] Law enforcement agencies control about 23 million (about 2 percent) of the global total of ...
Below is the list of Beretta Mini Pistols. Table of Beretta Mini Pistols. Model number: Round: Total Length(mm) Barrel Length(mm) ammo capacity(Rds) Weight (g)
This is a list of small arms—including pistols, shotguns, sniper rifles, submachine guns, personal defense weapons, assault rifles, battle rifles, designated marksman rifles, carbines, machine guns, flamethrowers, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, and anti-tank rifles—that includes variants.