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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

...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

...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.

...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

...>[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

|wars= Indian wars, Spanish-American war, Philippine-American War ...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

...Semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic]] sporting pistol manufactured by the American [[Colt's Manufacturing Company]] from 1915 to 1977. It was designed by [[Jo * '''[http://www.gunownersresource.com/manuals/pistols/ColtWoodsman.pdf Colt Woodsman]''' Owner's Manual, c. 2001 (4 pgs, 356 KB)

*Traditional - Shooters use only pistols with fixed sights. *Modern - Shooters may use pistols with adjustable sights.

... 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 ...nearly identical design), used by the British military from 1889-1963. The American outlaw Jesse James used the 19th century [[Schofield Model 3]] break-top re

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! colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | [[:category:American gun law|US Gun Law]] / [[:category:gun rights|Gun Rights]] case, 2008 ...dly_story/0,3566,377203,00.html D.C. Officials Weigh Keeping Semiautomatic Pistols Illegal After Blanket Handgun Ban is Struck Down]FOX News, 2008-07-07</ref>

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

The American [[M1941 Johnson machine gun|M41 Johnson LMG]] has many parallels with the c

...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 This pistol can be called a forerunner of most semi-automatic pistols in the world, in one respect or another. Significantly [[stopping power|und

In [[1955]], the [[Browning Arms Company]] introduced this pistol for the American market as the Model 1955. Made in Belgium, this model was virtually identic *[http://www.gunsworld.com/ French and World Guns, Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles Since 1800.]

...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]].

...uch as the 5.56x45mm NATO, or 7.62x39mm), which along with fully automatic pistols, provided the pre-cursor for the term "assault weapon." ...defined by name as being "assault weapons". Various semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns were classified as "assault weapons" due to having various co

...as an [[automatic rifle]]. However, many regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider ... chamber in the cylinder is loaded with a single cartridge. Semi-automatic pistols have a single fixed firing chamber machined into the rear of the barrel, an

...<ref>Ray Bonds, David Miller (2002). ''The Illustrated Directory of Modern American Weapons.'' Zenith Press.</ref>). In addition, the technology includes stam The remaining testing was done using 10 different [[M1911]] pistols of various make and age, with the test firing pin being moved from pistol t

...opmagazine.com/articles/xd/index.html XD X-Deelicious!] Charles E. Petty ''American Cop''</ref><ref name=saamiF>[http://www.saami.org/Glossary/display.cfm?lett Firearms that use long firing pins, such as pistols, will often use a firing pin that is too short to project when depressed fl