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A handgun holster is a device used to hold or restrict the undesired movement of a handgun, most commonly in a location where it can be easily withdrawn for immediate use. Holsters are often attached to a belt or waistband, but they may be attached to other locations of the body (e.g., the ankle holster). Holsters vary in the degree to which ...
The Type 94 pistol holster is distinguishable from other Japanese holsters having a pointed closure flap and a vertically positioned magazine pouch. [17] The pouch tow has a narrow extension to accommodate a cleaning rod. [16] The majority of holsters were made in civilian owned tanneries with some ink stamped with arsenal and inspection marks ...
The Colt M1911 (also known as 1911, Colt 1911 or Colt Government in the case of Colt -produced models) is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. [ 9 ] The pistol's formal U.S. military designation as of 1940 was Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 for the original model adopted in March ...
The Colt–Browning was one of the first gas-operated machine guns, originally invented by John Browning. It became the first automatic machine gun adopted by the United States and saw limited use by the U.S. Marine Corps at the invasion of Guantánamo Bay and by the 1st Volunteer Infantry in the Santiago campaign during the Spanish–American War.
Name Type Caliber Origin Notes Image Handguns Minebea P9: Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum West Germany Switzerland Japan: Made under license by Minebea, designated the Minebea P9. Used with a leather holster or Safariland leg holster. Standard issue as of 1982. [2] H&K SFP9-M: Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum Germany
Walther P38. The Walther P38 (originally written Walther P.38) is a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol that was developed by Carl Walther GmbH as the service pistol of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II. It was intended to replace the comparatively complex and expensive to produce Luger P08. Moving the production lines to the more easily ...
The Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless is a variant introduced five years later in .380 ACP caliber. Despite the title "hammerless", the Model 1903 does have a hammer. The hammer is covered and hidden from view under the rear of the slide, this allows the pistol to be carried in and withdrawn from a pocket quickly and smoothly without snagging.
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.455 Webley United Kingdom: Mid-to-late 19th century Langenhan pistol