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.... The United States military tested the design against other semiautomatic pistols by European makers, and adopted some versions for trial use. The M1900 and
Unlike the designs of other early automatic pistols, Browning's design used a full length slide that covered the full length of
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...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
...e U.S. military enough to lead to the purchase of a few hundred Model 1900 pistols for testing, evaluation and limited field trial issue, however, the limitat
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... Therefore the rounded hammer Colt 1903 pocket hammers can help date those pistols at a glance to 1903-1907.
...3 Pocket Hammer featured slide grooves at the rear of the slide. The first pistols featured the milled pattern similar to the 1902 Sporting Models, but Colt t
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...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
Approximately 570,000 Colt Pocket Hammerless pistols were produced from 1903 to 1945, in five different types (see Variants para
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...>[http://www.precisionsmallarms.com/history.aspx John Browning's FN Pocket Pistols] precisionsmallarms.com</ref>
...uced by [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal]] as the '''FN Model 1905'''. Both pistols were chambered for the Browning-invented [[.25 ACP]] (Automatic Colt pistol
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...869]].<ref name="EPR">Hartink, A.E. (2002). ''The Complete Encyclopedia of Pistols and Revolvers.'' Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, Inc. pp. 447. ISBN 97
...ound-force (582 J) energy.<ref name = "Smith">Smith, WHB (1968). ''Book of Pistols and Revolvers''. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books.</ref>
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* '''[http://www.gunownersresource.com/manuals/pistols/ColtWoodsman.pdf Colt Woodsman]''' Owner's Manual, c. 2001 (4 pgs, 356 KB)
* '''[http://www.gunownersresource.com/manuals/pistols/ColtWoodsmanMatchTargetHeavyBarrel.pdf Colt Woodsman Match Target Model wit
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...tion. Some slaughterhouses use contact shots with firearms ("captive bolt pistols") to stun or kill livestock before slaughter.
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*Traditional - Shooters use only pistols with fixed sights.
*Modern - Shooters may use pistols with adjustable sights.
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... easily be ejected and loaded with the right. This was done because these pistols were intended for use with cavalry, and it was intended that the revolver a
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...pset by Krempkau's role in the investigation, pulled one of Campbell's two pistols and shot Krempkau. Marshal Stoudenmire was eating dinner across the street.
...ntally firing both shells into the air. Stoudenmire quickly pulled out his pistols and fired at Johnson eight times, '''severing his testicles''' (holy shit!)
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...eloader|muzzleloading]] pistol; with the advent of [[cartridge]] firearms, pistols began to be produced in the modern form still known as a "derringer".
...o eject the fired round, then pushed back to chamber the next round. These pistols were originally built for the United States Army, and the few available on
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...fers to the lock that superseded the true [[flintlock]] in both rifles and pistols in the 17th century. Commonly used throughout Europe in the 1600's, it gai
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...1) was a Swiss-born British [[gunsmith|gunmaker]], noted for his flintlock pistols and for his company's production of the [[Ferguson rifle]].
A pair of Durs [[Duelling pistol|dueling pistols]] are the subject of the mystery novel ''The Judas Pair''.
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...[.50 BMG]] and Zastava PAP in [[7.62x39mm]]. Also offered are an array of pistols, revolvers, air guns and accessories<ref>[http://www.eaacorp.com/EAACatalog
...bearing a serial number between AE00000 to AE70000. Owners of the Witness pistols in question were advised to immediately field strip the pistol and send the
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...ry of the shot. Ballistic tables for small calibre projectiles (fired from pistols or rifles) assume that gravity is acting nearly perpendicular to the bullet
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...t necessarily cycling a slide against a strong recoil spring, making these pistols suitable for use by the elderly and others with less hand strength. The tr
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