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::* [[Beretta AR70]] assault rifle ::* BM 59 rifle, including: [[Beretta BM59|Beretta BM 59]], BM 59R, BM 59GL, BM 59D, BM 59 MkE, BM 59 MkI/MkII/MkIII, BM 59 Mk

...he Remington Model 8 semi-automatic rifle (1906), the Frommer Stop line of pistols (1907) and the Chauchat machine rifle (1915). ... design is the [[Walther P38]] locking block design, found in the modern [[Beretta 92]] derived designs.

... specific brands and models of firearms – while mostly rifles, some were pistols and shotguns. ... in fact, were not even pistol-gripped ‘ugly’ guns: for example, the [[Beretta BM59|Springfield Armory BM59]] (essentially an [[M-1 Garand]] with detachab

...se to adopt the P226 later after a repetition of failures with some issued Beretta M9s. ...A1]], [[Browning Hi-Power]] and [[CZ 75]], the P226 (and many other modern pistols) lock the barrel and slide together using an enlarged breech section of the

A related grip-type safety is the decocking grip found on some H&K pistols like the [[Heckler & Koch P7|P7 Series]]. The weapon is cocked and ready to ...n/Single action (DA/SA)|Traditional Double-Action (DA/SA)]] semi-automatic pistols are designed to be carried with the hammer down (De-cocked) on a chambered

...a larger number of cartridges than a [[revolver]], although semi-automatic pistols are potentially more prone to malfunctions than revolvers due to their more ...rget or hunting pistols (a notable exception being Glock-brand competition pistols such as the G34 and G35 which are DAO, yet designed with low-strength sear

*[[Beretta AL391]] *[[Beretta Xtrema 2]]

|[[Beretta BM-59]] |[[Beretta AR70/90]]

...in the latter stages of World War I both as improvement on earlier stocked pistols, and to offer an advantage in trench warfare. ...e. Fighting in the trenches had become a brutal battle involving grenades, pistols, sharpened entrenching tools, improvised clubs, and bayonets.

...m Borchardt]] cartridge. The 9 mm Parabellum is commonly used in [[Handgun|pistols]], [[submachine gun]]s and [[carbine]]s. After World War I, acceptance of this caliber increased and 9 mm pistols were adopted by a number of countries.

... is commonly chambered in small, so-called "[[pocket pistol|vest pocket]]" pistols. A line of [[revolvers]] produced by the [[Germany|German]] firm ''Decker' ...]]. The tiny cartridge has also been used in some precision crafted target pistols.

...l blowback round. It is still used today primarily in compact, inexpensive pistols. Cartridges in .32 ACP are also sometimes used in [[caliber conversion slee ...n valued for their compactness and light weight relative to larger caliber pistols, particularly for [[concealed carry]] use. While able to kill, the small,

... overall length as the [[9x19mm Parabellum]] cartridge, many existing 9 mm pistols could be easily adapted by their respective manufacturers to fire the new c ...facturer [[Glock]] beat Smith & Wesson to the dealer shelves in 1990, with pistols chambered in .40 S&W (the [[Glock 22]] and [[Glock 23|23]]) which were anno

...wk]], any gun firing the [[.454 Casull]] cartridge, or single-shot hunting pistols and modern rifles with strong actions (such as the [[Winchester Model 1894] ...gher chamber pressures, allowing it to be used in more compact autoloading pistols and [[submachine gun]]s. Because of this, the [[.45 ACP]] is superior to th

=== Pistols === * [[Beretta]]

...such as the [[Villar Perosa aircraft submachine gun|Villar Perosa]], the [[Beretta Model 1918]] and the [[MP18]]. These weapons fired cartridges derived from ...]] arms company [[Beretta]] resulted in the MAB 38 (''Moschetto Automatico Beretta 1938''). The MAB 38 used a [[Fiocchi]] ''9M38'' cartridge and a higher-powe

...s]] by the Arsenal of Venice.<ref>[http://www.berettausa.com/about.htm The Beretta Story] at the official website</ref> The bills of sale for the order of tho ...on remained excellent.,<ref>[http://www.beretta.com Beretta International] Beretta.com</ref> the last shipment of Type I rifles left Venice for Japan in a U-b

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...such as the [[Luger pistol|Luger]] or [[Mauser#Mauser 1910 and 1914 Pocket Pistols|Mauser 1910]]. The Hi-Power had the first functional double-column magazine ...ower has undergone continuous refinement by FN since its introduction. The pistols were originally made in two models: an "Ordinary Model" with fixed sights a