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*Gotz, Hans Dieter, ''German Military Rifles and Machine Pistols, 1871-1945'', Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1990. [

...French semi-automatic rifles since 1898, notably the Mle 1917 and Mle 1918 semi-automatic rifles, the Meunier (A6) rifle as well as the MAS 38-40 to MAS49 and 49/56 ...n,including the Balle D (a.m.). The 7 X 59 mm Meunier cartridge ( for the semi-automatic A6 Meunier rifle ) is also illustrated and described in detail.

...n]] [[rifle]]s from the 1870s to present. Their designs were built for the German armed forces but have been exported and licensed to a number of countries s ...to the Chassepot, so in [[1871]] the Mauser Model 1871 became the standard German infantry rifle.

|origin= [[German Empire]] |type= [[Machine pistol]] (M712 Schnellfeuer)<br>[[Semi-automatic pistol]] (all others)

...he Remington Model 8 semi-automatic rifle (1906), the Frommer Stop line of pistols (1907) and the Chauchat machine rifle (1915). ...t]] design of [[Hugo Borchardt]], most famous for its use in the [[Germany|German]] [[Luger pistol]]. Most common are the John Browning tilting barrel desig

...ll used in some weapons today with one example being the [[Glock]] line of pistols (which fire standard bullets). Unfortunately, many early attempts resulted ...nges of 300 m. As mechanisms became smaller, lighter and more reliable, [[semi-automatic rifle]]s, including the [[M1 Garand rifle|M1 Garand]], appeared. World War

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...ir products. In 2000 the SIG Holding AG sold J.P. Sauer & Sohn GmbH to two German businessmen.<ref>[http://www.sigsauer.de/ Sauer: Intro]</ref> The brand nam

[[Image:Garand.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The [[M1 Garand]]. the first semi-automatic rifle to be generally issued to the infantry in any nation.]] ...px|right|[[Remington 1100]] Tactical Shotgun in 12 gauge - an example of a semi-automatic shotgun]]

... 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]]]]

...et [[AK-47]], the American [[M16 rifle|M-16]], the Belgian [[FN FAL]], the German [[Heckler & Koch G3|G3]] and the Swiss [[Sturmgewehr 57]], which today supe |[[Semi-automatic rifle|Semi-automatic]]

...he German Erma MP38/[[MP40]], originally in order to facilitate the use of German 9 mm magazines.<ref>Dunlap, Roy F., ''Ordnance Went Up Front'', Samworth Pr ...00,000 were made before production switched to the Mark II. Sten Mk I's in German possession were designated MP.748(e).

...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.

...actics.<ref>Gudmundsson, Bruce, ''Storm trooper Tactics: Innovation in the German Army, 1914-1918'', Praeger Press, 1995</ref> ...ing condition can easily fetch US$20,000 or more. [[Semi-automatic firearm|Semi-automatic]] versions are currently produced by Auto-Ordnance Company, a division of [

* The German Bundeswehr used the Uzi since 1959 under the name MP2 (especially for tank * '''[[UZI Pistol]]''', a semi-automatic version of the Micro Uzi and does not have a stock.

...vest pocket]]" pistols. A line of [[revolvers]] produced by the [[Germany|German]] firm ''Decker'' were chambered for this cartridge [http://www.littlegun.b ...]]. The tiny cartridge has also been used in some precision crafted target pistols.

... rounded nose of its bullet led some to believe it was designed for use in pistols. ..., are considered reasonably effective as a self-defense cartridge, even in pistols. While its heyday in the Second World War and Korean War has passed (as wel

...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 ...a base for the new machine gun cartridge. However, after some analysis the German ammunition was ruled out, both because performance was inferior to the modi

...://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF009&gid=FNG006 FN Semi-Automatic Carbines - PS90], [[FNH USA]], 2009</ref><ref name="defrev">Crane, David. [ ...stol was still only an early concept.<ref name="oliver2007"/> However, the German delegation and others rejected the NATO recommendation that 5.7x28mm be sta

...is also spelled "Girandony"or "Giradoni")<ref>L.Wesley, ''Air Guns and Air Pistols'', London 1955</ref> or "Girardoni".<ref>H.L.Blackmore, ''Hunting Weapons'' [[Image:F Kennzeichen.jpg|thumb|right|German F-in-pentagon-mark]]

...]. 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 The term ''assault rifle'' is a translation of the [[German]] word ''Sturmgewehr'' (literally meaning "storm rifle"), "storm" used as a