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|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] }}The '''Colt Model 1900''' was a self-loading semi-automatic .38 caliber handgun introduced by [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] at

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...1900]], and would transition from the 1900 into three distinct but related pistols with the same action and cartridge, the 1902 Sporting Model, the 1902 Mili

...is in no way related to the [[Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless]] or the [[FN Model 1903]] pistol (other than that they were all designed by John Brownin ... Therefore the rounded hammer Colt 1903 pocket hammers can help date those pistols at a glance to 1903-1907.

...lt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless''' is [[.32 ACP]] caliber, self-loading, [[semi-automatic pistol]] designed by [[John Browning]] and built by [[Colt's Manufacturing ...s for much of their life, and also served as United States General Officer pistols from the 1940s until their replacement by the [[M15 pistol|M15 General Offi

|image= Henri Guisan FN Browning model 1906 IMG 3267.jpg |caption= The FN modèle 1906 that was the personal weapon of Swiss general Henri Guisan, on

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...igned ca. 1896 by [[John Browning]] for [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal]] (FN) and produced in [[Belgium]] at the turn of the century. It was the first p

|name= FN Model 1903 |type= Single action [[semi-automatic pistol]]

|name= FN Model 1910 |image= FN Model 1910 IMG 3065.jpg

...Herstal Group includes Herstal, parent company and two main subsidiaries , FN HERSTAL, active in the Defense and Law Enforcement fields, and Browning / U FN originated in the small city of Herstal, near Liège. The ''Fabrique Nation

...her [[trajectories]]. Hand-held firearms, like [[rifles]], [[carbines]], [[pistols]] and other small firearms are rarely called "guns" in the restricted sense ...alian-made]] [[Mateba Autorevolver|Mateba revolver]] is a rare "hybrid," a semi-automatic revolver. Each press of the trigger fires a cartridge and rotates the cylin

...[[.50 Caliber BMG Regulation Act of 2004]] has led to many restrictions on semi-automatic firearms. In addition to a lengthy list of specific firearms that are banne ...earms/dwcl/12050.htm California Penal Code § 12050 — Licenses to Carry Pistols and Revolvers]</ref> No license or permit is required to openly carry a loa

...-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]]), [[shotguns]] (not [[pump-action]] or semi-automatic), [[air rifles]], [[paintball guns]], and [[airsoft|airsoft/soft air rifles * '''Category B''': [[centrefire]] rifles (not semi-automatic), [[Muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] firearms made after [[1 January]] [[1901]]

...ifle_070715/ M4 to face new rifles in dust-chamber test]</ref> The XM8 and FN SCAR had the fewest failures in the test, closely followed by the HK416, wh ...Homeland Security (DHS) , worth a potential $26.2 million for up to 65,000 pistols. This contract ranks as the single largest handgun procurement contract i

...ral modifications including the ability to fire from a closed bolt in both semi-automatic and automatic firing modes, a new perforated sheet-metal handguard (the fol ... the G1 had previously fallen through over [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal|FN's]] refusal to grant such a license. In the case of the G3, the Dutch firm

...pistol before World War II, has become one of the most popular collectors' pistols. * '''[[FN Model 1910]]''': Developed before World War I, many M1910s were in service

*[[FN MINIMI|ADI F89]] (Australia - LMG - 5.56 mm NATO: Licensed Production FN MINIMI) *[[Ak 5]] (Sweden - Assault Rifle - 5.56 mm NATO: Licensed Production FN FNC)

...s]] and other singled handed weapons through their [[Semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic]] action. *[[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal|Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN)]]

...'''M4''' has [[selective fire]] options including [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] and [[Burst mode|three-round burst]] (like the M16A2), while the '''M4A1' ...rbine instead of the [[M9_pistol|M9]] handgun. This is in recognition that pistols are largely useless in current conflicts, and is in keeping with the Marine

...ms. For additional protection the commander, No.1 and No.2 were armed with pistols, while the remaining three carried rifles. This large team was often reduce ...similar belt-feed and basic configuration. The trigger mechanism of the [[FN MAG]] is a virtual copy of the MG42's and the belt feed is also similar.

...lacement; thus the Lee-Enfield continued in use until it was replaced by a semi-automatic weapon after [[WWII]]. The lower rate of fire and lower magazine capacity w ...e the Czechoslovakian M1922 CZ 98 and M1924 CZ [[vz.24]] and the Belgian [[FN|Fabrique Nationale]] M1924 and M1930, all in 7.92x57 mm.

In every case, the conversion part(s) are installed into a semi-automatic gun, and without converting the semi-auto gun's receiver to machine gun spe ...made by John Norell. There are also sears to convert Glock and Beretta 92 pistols into machine guns, but I believe all of them are post-86 manufacture, and t

A '''personal defense weapon''' (often abbreviated '''PDW''') is a compact semi-automatic or fully-automatic [[firearm]] similar in most respects to a [[submachine g ...ch MP5K-PDW]] and the [[Jatimatic|GG-95 PDW]].<ref name=CWEG90 /> Standard pistols and submachine guns chambered for pistol rounds had proven ineffective agai

...ited, are classified as restricted. Many <s>military-</s> scary-looking, [[semi-automatic rifle]]s, such as the [[AR15]] are also classified as restricted. Other exa * Many semi-automatic firearms designed to discharge center-fire ammunition

... Armory M1911A1.JPG|thumb|Springfield Armory M1911A1 single-action .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol]] [[Image:S&W-Chief.jpg|thumb|[[Smith & Wesson]] double-action .45 ACP semi-automatic compact [[pistol]]]]

...ch as the Soviet [[AK-47]], the American [[M16 rifle|M-16]], the Belgian [[FN FAL]], the German [[Heckler & Koch G3|G3]] and the Swiss [[Sturmgewehr 57]] |[[Mauser#Models 89/90/91 and Experimental Model 92|FN Mauser M1889]]

|manufacturer=[[Israel Military Industries]], [[FN Herstal]], [[Norinco]], [[Lyttleton Engineering Works]] (under Vector Arms) ...ce lifetime, the Uzi was manufactured by [[Israel Military Industries]], [[FN Herstal]], and other manufacturers.

|products= [[rifles]], [[pistols]], [[shotguns]], [[ammunition]], accessories |parent= [[FN Herstal]]

... shooting part of modern pentathlon competitions before it switched to air pistols. There is also a .22 short blank for use in [[starting pistol]]s. ...tion rifles were available on a special order basis in .22 Short. Browning/FN also produced their dainty takedown semi-auto in .22 Short, on the same Joh

... by [[firearms]] designer [[John Browning]], for use in the [[FN M1900]] [[semi-automatic pistol]]. It is also known as the '''7.65x17mm Browning SR''' or '''7.65 mm John Browning engineered most modern semi-automatic pistol mechanisms and cartridges. As his first pistol cartridge, the .32 A

...er rifle]]s, as well as other .50 machine guns. The use in single-shot and semi-automatic rifles has resulted in many specialized [[match-grade]] rounds not used in ...p://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jaau/jaau0098.html Janes listing of the FN Herstal .50 cal M3P coaxial weapon system (Belgium)]</ref> It is identified

|manufacturer= [[FN Herstal]] |used_by= <li>''[[FN P90#Users|P90 Users]]''<li>''[[FN Five-seven#Users|Five-seven Users]]''

...mouth of the case.<ref name="wilson">Wilson, R. K. ''Textbook of Automatic Pistols'', pp.229,234,241,254&258. Plantersville, SC: Small Arms Technical Publishi Colt has manufactured several self-loading pistols. The first was the [[Colt M1900]] made from 1900 to 1902 exclusively for t

...]. Examples of assault rifles include the [[AK-47]] and the [[M16 rifle]]. Semi-automatic rifles, including commercial versions of the [[AR-15]], and "automatic" rif ...ine gun]]s, [[battle rifle]]s, [[automatic rifle]]s, [[machine gun]]s, and semi-automatic rifles:

...in order to increase production of the successful [[Campo-Giro]] series of pistols, produced since 1912. Several models of which, including [[model 1913-16]], Caliber for the 400 was the 9mm Bergman-Bayard named after the first semi-automatic pistol in use with the Spanish Army, albeit for a brief period, being later

|action= [[Blowback]]-operated [[semi-automatic]] ...abrique Nationale]] '''Baby Browning''' is a small [[blowback]]-operated [[semi-automatic pistol]] designed by [[Dieudonné Saive]] based on a design by [[John Brown

|type= [[semi-automatic pistol]] ...al model name of "Series 80", is a line of compact [[blowback]] operated [[semi-automatic pistol]]s designed and manufactured by [[Beretta]] of [[Italy]]. They were

...automatic shotgun|semi-automatic shotgun]], the BAR [[Semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic sporting rifle]], and the [[Browning Hi-Power|Hi-Power]] [[9mm]] pistol. Br : '''NOTE:''' Certain Browning [[long guns]] and [[pistols]] used wood that was salt-cured, causing a rusting problem to the undersid

|type= [[Semi-automatic shotgun]] |action= [[Semi-automatic shotgun|Semi-Automatic]]

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...oped and realized by Belgian arms designer [[Dieudonne Saive]], working at FN.

...in place of the hollow-point bullets that are more commonly used in .22 LR pistols. *'''FN''' - Flat Nose

...plied to [[semi-automatic firearm]]s in 1918 (6.5 mm French Faucon-Meunier semi-automatic rifle developed by Lt. Col. Armand-Frédéric Faucon), then in 1936 a bullp ... fire much longer than of submachine gun, but shorter than of conventional semi-automatic or bolt action rifles. The choice of bullpup design was a necessity to ret

...d as a Serial number. At one point, the Registry had over a dozen Walther semi-automatic handguns registered in a manner that showed the Patent number as being the Similarly, some semi-automatic pistols can enjoy the same freedom from controls by following a similar pathway thr

...esigned by integrating the action of a handgun such as a [[revolver]] or [[semi-automatic handgun|autoloader]] into a longer weapon with a rifle barrel and stock. Th ... the [[M1 carbine|M1 Carbine]] firing a 7.62x33mm cartridge. However, the semi-automatic M1 carbine was produced in a 10-to-1 ratio to the M2.

===Semi-automatic vs. Revolver Cartridges=== ...parison of similar-sized cartridges with different rims, see [[.380 ACP]] (semi-automatic) vs. [[.38 Special]] (revolver.)

... the popularization of the revolver and the shift away from earlier single pistols and pepperbox type weapons. While Colt did not invent the revolver concept, The Colt entry for a semi-automatic pistol at the turn of century defeated two other contenders: a .45 Pistol P

...e:MP25 1.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Raven Arms MP-25]], an example of a .25 caliber semi-automatic type of gun commonly considered a Saturday night special.]] ...saf.org/LawReviews/Tahmassebi1.html SAF Law Review]</ref> These were large pistols in .36 caliber ("navy") or .44 caliber ("army"), and were the military issu