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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

...et Hammer''' was a short-recoil, semi-automatic pistol, designed by famous American arms designer [[John Browning]]. It was a compact version of the [[Colt Mo ... 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

|type= Semi-automatic pistol |action= semi-automatic, single action

|type= [[semi-automatic]] [[plinking]] [[pistol]] |action= [[Semi-automatic]]

! colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | [[:category:American gun law|US Gun Law]] / [[:category:gun rights|Gun Rights]] case, 2008 ...y morning to apply for a handgun permit. But when he tried to register his semi-automatic weapon, he says he was rejected."''</ref> [[Revolver]]s will likely not fal

|name= European American Armory }}The '''European American Armory Corporation''' (EAA) is an [[American]] importer, manufacturer and distributor of [[firearms]], air guns and vari

...d the undertaking as unrealistic and offered their [[Gewehr 41|G 41(W)]] [[semi-automatic rifle]] instead) led to an independent development by the ''Luftwaffe''. Pl The FG 42 fired in semi-automatic mode from a [[closed bolt]], accomplished by delaying the release of the fi

|type= Single action [[semi-automatic pistol]] ...M1903 pistols, plus Husqvarna built another 94,000 pistols. Many of these pistols were later modified in the United States, with a bushing in the chamber to

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ... 1910''' was a [[blowback]]-operated, [[Semi-automatic self-loading pistol|semi-automatic pistol]] designed by [[John Browning]] and manufactured by [[Fabrique Natio

...er Repeating Arms Company|Winchester]]) and [[Browning Arms Company]] (an American gun company founded by [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]]'s family). Tog In 1898 the company entered into a long lasting relationship with the famous American firearms designer, [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]].

...a prohibition on the sale to civilians of certain [[semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] "[[assault weapon]]s" manufactured after the date of the ban's enactment. ...E]], [[TEC-9]], all [[AK-47]]s, and [[Uzi submachine gun|Uzi]]s) and other semi-automatic firearms because they possess a minimum set of features from the following

...as an [[automatic rifle]]. However, many regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider ...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

...ame=saami>[http://saami.org/LL/CA-AB352.cfm AB 352 Defines As "Unsafe" Any Semi-Automatic Pistol Not Microstamped] [[SAAMI]]</ref> ...<ref>Ray Bonds, David Miller (2002). ''The Illustrated Directory of Modern American Weapons.'' Zenith Press.</ref>). In addition, the technology includes stam

'''Glaser Safety Slug, Inc.''' is a small [[United States|American]] [[ammunition]] company based in Sturgis, South Dakota (the same location ...orts indicate that Air Marshals are now issued [[SIG P226|SIG-Sauer P229]] pistols with a 12 round capacity firing conventional jacketed hollow point ammuniti

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] }}The '''K100''' is a [[9x19mm Parabellum|9 mm]] [[Semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic]] [[pistol]] designed and built by Grand Power SRO in Banská Bystrica, Slo

...es in order to curb what some see as a historical “bloodiness”, or the American heritage of violence. From the early years of its inception the United Stat ...a higher casualty count? The second issue is more prosaic, and involves an American concept of personal responsibility. Does the government and private propert

...[[.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

...inal history. Air guns with [[muzzle energy]] up to 15 J, [[Gas pistol|gas pistols]] and muzzle-loaded guns are available to anybody above 18 without permissi ...nment-issued [[selective fire]] combat rifles and [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] handguns in their homes.<ref name="jrlnr">[http://www.nationalreview.com/

...-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]]

...-kopel.html ''"What America can learn from Switzerland..."'', David Kopel, American Rifleman, February 1990]</ref> ...d; the rifle is then returned to the discharged owner. The rifle is then a semi-automatic or self-loading rifle.

... A Comparison of Results from Two Recent National Surveys''. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 455. (May 1981)</ref><ref name="CN ...rotection. The importance of guns also derives from the role of hunting in American culture, which remains popular as a sport in the country today.<ref name="a

...(medium and smallbore rifles), FFFg (pistols), and FFFFg (smallbore, short pistols and priming [[flintlock]]s). In the [[United Kingdom]], the gunpowder grain Prior to the American Revolutionary War very little gunpowder was made in the [[United States]];

...f the skills of the trade, but only apply them to a few weapon types (only pistols, or only shotguns, or only (pre-1964) Model '94 Winchester Lever-Action Rif * firearm '''model''' (semi-automatic? [[full automatic]]? [[caliber]]?)

Some handgun subtypes include [[single-shot]] pistols, [[revolver]]s, [[semi-automatic pistol]]s, and [[Automatic firearm|fully automatic]], or [[machine pistol]] ...refer to both the [[Enfield Revolver]] and the later [[Browning Hi-Power]] semi-automatic.

... the secondary market. HK firearms are often seen as a status symbol among American gun owners due to their quality, scarcity, and high price tag. ===Pistols===

...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 ...aight cocking tube as opposed to the later FS (''Freischwinger'') variant. Semi-automatic normally, though could be converted to fully automatic fire by changing the

|type= [[semi-automatic pistol]] ...reak in and mate moving parts. The suggested break in period for Hi-Point pistols is between 100 and 200 rounds. If this does not solve the problem, custome

|products= [[Pistols]], [[carbines]] ...nbsp;mm, & the carbines are made in Mansfield. They manufacture low-cost [[pistols]] and [[carbine]]s, in the following calibers:

|parent= American Military Arms Corp ...anies (notable Allen & Wheelock for whom he made so-called "[[pepperbox]]" pistols). He married Ms. Mary Elizabeth Adams on April 9th, 1868, in Worcester, wi

In [[1976]], Cooper founded the ''American Pistol Institute''{API) in Paulden, Arizona (later the [[Gunsite Training C ...practical weapons toward what he called ''rooney guns'' -- highly-modified pistols which were not appropriate for practical daily service, and which were tune

...pistol before World War II, has become one of the most popular collectors' pistols. ...''': .45ACP calibre pistol of Browning design, standard service pistol of American forces until recent replacement by the Beretta 92FS (M9) in the late 1980s,

*[[KBP A-91|A-91]] (Russia - Compact Assault Rifle - 5.45 x 39 mm, 5.56 x 45 mm, 7.62 x 39 mm) *[[AEK-971]] (Russia - Assault Rifle - 5.45 x 39 mm & 7.62 x 39 mm)

|caption= Mid-1945 produced M1911A1 U.S. Army semi-automatic pistol by Remington Rand. This one was re-built by Anniston Army Depot, Oct ... In total, the United States procured around 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols during its service life.

|ROF= [[Semi-automatic firearm|Semi-automatic]] (M1/A1)<br/> 850–900 rounds/min (M2/M3) ...tes Carbine, Caliber .30, M1''') is a lightweight [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] [[carbine]] that became a standard firearm in the U.S. military during Wo

...'''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

... Spanish [[CETME Ameli]] machine gun, and lent many design elements to the American [[M60 machine gun|M60]]. The Ameli and the MG3 were in service with many ar ...unds per minute, twice the rate of the British [[Vickers machine gun]] and American Browning at 600 round/min. At such a high rate the human ear cannot easily

...using bullet energy would also drive the development of nearly all other [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi]] and fully automatic firearms of 20th century. ...hether the ammunition used is intended for use in [[side arm]]s (chiefly [[semi-automatic pistol]]s) or rifles; the difference between machine guns and autocannons i

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

...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.

...r the Spanish armed forces, as well as for the militaries of several Latin American nations, and is dubbed, in common usage, the "7mm Mauser". ...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

|type= [[Machine pistol]] (M712 Schnellfeuer)<br>[[Semi-automatic pistol]] (all others) ...49 77X. , Page 5</ref>, also known as the '''Mauser Broomhandle''', is a [[semi-automatic pistol]] that was originally produced by [[Germany|German]] arms manufactur

...r the military-issue .45 ACP ammunition.<ref>Josserand MH, Stevenson JA: ''Pistols, revolvers, and ammunition''. New York, Bonanza Books (a division of Crown .... "How fast is fast? Gentleman Jerry Miculek tackles McGivern's record". ''American Handgunner'' July-August. http://www.americanhandgunner.com/</ref>

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

...deems deserving of registration and taxation. Examples include smoothbore pistols, pen guns and cane guns, short-barreled weapons with both rifled and smooth ...e after 1986 are usually priced only a few hundred dollars more than their semi-automatic counterparts, whereas a machine gun that can be legally transferred command

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...igns are now also called pocket pistols. Well-made, more-expensive pocket pistols are called [[mousegun]]s.[[Image:Cal 6 35 Model Automatic Pistol UNION Pate ...barreled ("snubnose") revolvers are similarly not as widely used as pocket pistols today as they were during the 1950s and earlier.

...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

...Robert E. Hales and Stuart C. Yudofsky, eds. 1988. Textbook of Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Press. P.137.</ref> To protect themselves from "being bad", the ... a true phobia of guns realizes his fear is excessive or unreasonable,<ref>American Psychiatric Association. 1994. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

'''Remington Arms''' is a major American manufacturer of [[rifle]]s, [[shotgun]]s, other [[firearms]], [[revolver] ... bankruptcy.<ref>[http://www.mosinnagant.net/USSR/US-Mosin-Nagants.asp The American Mosin Nagants]</ref> Noting the explosive growth of business at the beginni

...ry and law enforcement they have largely been supplanted by magazine-fed [[semi-automatic pistol]]s such as the [[M1911 Colt pistol|Colt M1911]], especially in circu ...ntenance and lubrication provided to the firearm). For example, should a [[Semi-automatic firearm|semiautomatic]] pistol fail to fire, clearing the chamber requires

...mentum improves accuracy and range, in the same way that a properly thrown American football or rugby ball behaves. The word "rifle" originally referred to th ...ll used in some weapons today with one example being the [[Glock]] line of pistols (which fire standard bullets). Unfortunately, many early attempts resulted

... specific brands and models of firearms – while mostly rifles, some were pistols and shotguns. ...[[.50 Caliber BMG Regulation Act of 2004]] has led to many restrictions on semi-automatic firearms.

...f [[handgun]]s, [[rifle]]s, [[shotgun]]s, manual, [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]], and [[Automatic weapon|full automatic]] weapons and man-portable [[machi ...d for individual use. They include, inter alia, revolvers and self-loading pistols, rifles and carbines, sub-machine guns,

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...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

[[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]]]]

...as the precursor to other assault rifles such as the Soviet [[AK-47]], the American [[M16 rifle|M-16]], the Belgian [[FN FAL]], the German [[Heckler & Koch G3| |[[Semi-automatic rifle|Semi-automatic]]

Concerned over poor marksmanship during the American Civil War, veteran Union officers Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wi ...liated programs through groups such as 4-H, the Boy Scouts of America, the American Legion, U.S. Jaycees, NCAA, the [http://www.nssf.org/sctp/ Scholastic Clay

...g|right|thumb|A [[pump action shotgun|pump-action]] [[Remington 870]], two semi-automatic action [[Remington 1100]] shotguns, 20 boxes of shotgun shells, a clay trap ...[[double barreled shotgun]]s, pump-action, bolt-action, lever-action, and semi-automatic models.

...ew company proved quite opportune for the partners, since the onset of the American Civil War five years later produced a great demand for Smith & Wesson's pro *.44 S&W American

...brought success to the business. The company then expanded its market into pistols, notably the [[M1911]]. After further success the company began to branch ...as a well known custom shop, where full-custom 1911-A1s and semi-custom XD pistols are built and worked on. It is here where the most famous 1911 that Spring

...ld from the [[United States]], but this did not begin to meet demand. The American entry into the war at the end of 1941 placed an even bigger demand on the f ...was made from hydraulic cylinders produced for hospital equipment. All the pistols were marked in English to disguise their origin and the production faciliti

...utomatic, full-automatic, and single-shot rifles; shotguns; semi-automatic pistols; and single-action and double-action revolvers. ... producing firearms in all four market segments: [[rifle]]s, [[shotgun]]s, pistols, and [[revolver]]s.

...in the latter stages of World War I both as improvement on earlier stocked pistols, and to offer an advantage in trench warfare. They were popularized in the 1920s and '30s as weapon of choice of American gangsters and police, in the form of the famous [[Thompson submachine gun]]

...d around the beginning of the 20th century by a number of inventors. [[USA|American]] inventor [[Hiram Percy Maxim|Hiram Maxim]] is credited with inventing and Suppressors were regularly used by American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) agents during World War II, who favored

The '''Thompson submachine gun''' is an [[United States|American]] [[submachine gun]] that became infamous during the Prohibition era. It wa ...m?key=35&objkey=126 Thompson Model 1928 Submachine Gun] National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution</ref>When Jack Benny attended a White Hous

...cartridges]]. These pistols, perhaps inevitably, get called "high capacity pistols," and there are at least two companies that produce them today: [[Para Ordn ...e user can select the one most comfortable for their hand. Most production pistols come with plastic mainspring housings, while those produced by most gunsmit

...ey then contradict the first statement by stating that a civilian gun is [[Semi-automatic firearm|semiautomatic]] but the military version can be semiautomatic or [[ ...s statement does not take into account the number of times when people use pistols to defend themselves in ways that do not result in the death of their attac

...er]], necked back and with a sharper shoulder angle. Developed for use in pistols with barrels as short as 10 inches (25 cm), it develops the same power as a * [[6.8 mm SPC]]. This cartridge was developed by American military special operations soldiers in search of a more lethal round than

|products= [[rifles]], [[pistols]], [[shotguns]], [[ammunition]], accessories ...ting Arms Company''' was a prominent [[United States|American]] maker of [[semi-automatic firearm|repeating firearms]] during the late nineteenth and early twentieth

...[[John Browning]] in 1904, for use in his prototype [[Colt Firearms|Colt]] semi-automatic .45 pistol—a design which evolved into the [[M1911 Colt pistol|M1911]] pi ...e Moro Rebellion warriors they were fighting at the time of the Philippine-American war, than the [[.45 Colt]]. The current issue rifle at the time, the [[.30-

... few cartridges that are accepted by a large variety of rifles, as well as pistols. Virtually every manufacturer of cartridge firearms makes at least one mod ...9x19 mm Parabellum]], another popular and relatively inexpensive round for semi-automatic handguns, costs closer to US$12–35 per box of 50. It is common to shoot

... 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. [[Image:NAA22S.jpg|left|thumb|150px|[[North American Arms]] model NAA22S mini-revolver, chambered in .22 Short.]][[File:22short.

...can Arms]], Tanfoglio, and Sturm, Ruger, and was previously available in [[semi-automatic pistol]]s by the now defunct manufacturers Grendel and [[AMT Automag II| AM

...ndustrie Gesellschaft|SIG-Sauer]], in cooperation with the [[United States|American]] [[ammunition]] manufacturer [[Federal Cartridge]]. While it is based on ...(100 mm) barreled [[revolvers]], in a cartridge designed to be used in a [[semi-automatic pistol]].

...aces]] on the rim.<ref name="wilson">Wilson, R. K. ''Textbook of Automatic Pistols'', p.234. Plantersville, SC: Small Arms Technical Publishing Company, 1943. ...50s and 1960s, since the cartridges would usually cycle in Spanish surplus pistols like the Astra 400 that were chambered for the 9mm Bergmann-Bayard (9mm Lar

... used in [[revolver]]s, although some [[Semi-automatic self-loading pistol|semi-automatic pistol]]s and [[carbine]]s also use this round. The .38 Special was the sta ...power]] against the wooden shields of charging Moros during the Philippine-American War.<ref name="cotw">Barnes, Frank C. Ken Warner, editor. ''Cartridges of t

...ridge]] developed jointly by Winchester and [[Smith & Wesson]], two famous American [[firearm]]s manufacturers. <ref>[http://www.sixguns.com/tests/tt40sw.htm T ... 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

...]]s, such as the [[Desert Eagle]]. Ruger introduced its first long gun, a semi-automatic carbine chambered for the .44 Magnum, in 1959, and Marlin followed soon aft ...about/press/2005/quotesannouned.pdf AFI's list of 100 famous movie quotes] American Film Institute</ref>

|length=5.45 ...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

}}The '''10mm Auto''' (10x25mm) is a [[cartridge]] for [[semi-automatic pistol]]s, developed by [[Jeff Cooper]] and originally produced by [[ammuni ...average agent/police officer competency of use and qualification," and the pistols that chambered it were too large for some small-handed individuals.<ref>[ht

...://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. [ ...s favored by drug cartels in the Mexican Drug War, and smuggled Five-seven pistols can sell for $2,600 to $5,000 in [[Mexico]].<ref name="byron2009"/>

...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'' In the [[United Kingdom]], for example, air pistols generating more than 6 ft·lb_f (8.1 J) or air rifles generating

...]. 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

*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

|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

... the American Civil War, bayonet blades were even affixed to single-shot [[pistols]], although they soon proved useless for anything but cooking. Cutlasses re [[Image:M1bayonet.JPG|200px|thumb|200px|left|[[M1 Bayonet]] made by American Fork & Hoe; used with [[M1 Garand]]]]

After World War II, Beretta was actively involved in repairing the American [[M1 Garand rifle]]s given to Italy by the U.S. Beretta modified the M1 int ...ingle-action [[revolvers]], double-action revolvers, and semi-automatic [[pistols]]. The parent company, Beretta Holding, also owns Beretta USA, [[Benelli]],

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ... early 2006, the JCP was renamed ''Combat Pistol'' (CP), and the number of pistols to be bought was drastically cut back. The joint U.S. Army/Air Force [[Modu

...and civilian use, have been largely replaced with [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] weapons around the world. ...r the faster rate of fire that alternatives allow. There are however, many semi-automatic sniper rifle designs, especially in the [[designated marksmen]] role.

...designer [[John Browning]], one of the most prolific firearms inventors in American history. Nearly all of John Browning's designs have been manufactured by ot ...automatic shotgun|semi-automatic shotgun]], the BAR [[Semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic sporting rifle]], and the [[Browning Hi-Power|Hi-Power]] [[9mm]] pistol. Br

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

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...matic]] [[pistol]]. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by American firearms inventor [[John Browning]], and later patented by ''[[Fabrique Nat

It was in the American Civil War, however, that the Minié ball first saw widespread use. Roughly ...in place of the hollow-point bullets that are more commonly used in .22 LR pistols.

...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 ... M3A1." It was not. It was a Taiwanese "Type 36," which is a copy of the American "M3A1" submachine gun.

...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 ...for supply difficulties. A notable weapon developed towards the end of the American Civil War by the Union was the [[Spencer carbine]]. It had a spring-powered

===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, ...er to produce revolvers, of which Colt held the patent, during the Mexican-American War. Colt's earlier venture, the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company, had dec

...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.]] ...''.<ref name="abc1">{{cite book|last=Carter|first=Gregg Lee |title=Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law|edition