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...f adopting a state of the art semi-automatic service pistol to replace the revolvers in use at the time which were perceived to be outdated. American gun design ...t, however, was that its .38 ACP cartridge was considered superior to both German pistol's cartridges and a step in the right direction (the Swedes mentioned

...tion, so for example, an unaltered [[Mauser]] [[Kar98k]] rifle used by the German Army in World War II would be considered as a C&R firearm, while the same r ...or in person. (This is especially important for collectors of pistols and revolvers since they may not otherwise be acquired outside a collector's state of res

The [[Rogers & Spencer]], along with the [[Remington]] model 1858, are the revolvers most commonly used in [[MLAIC]] competition. ...what more accurate than open-frame designs such as the [[Colt]] percussion revolvers. While the rear v-notch [[iron sights|sight]] is integrated into the [[fra

...(more common historically), [[revolvers]], and [[semi-automatic pistol]]s. Revolvers have a number of firing chambers or "charge holes" in a revolving cylinder; ...y reload by simply removing the empty magazine and inserting a loaded one. Revolvers are very common among handgun hunters because revolver cartridges are usual

... easily stolen. If an especially dangerous firearm or more than 5 pistols, revolvers or [[self-loading]] rifles or other-type firearms are being stored, they mu '''Revolvers''' are firearms with a total length of less than 840 mm and a barrel length

...th usage makes no distinction at a technical level—"pistol" may refer to revolvers, semi-automatics, or muzzle-loading/cap-&-ball handguns. For example, the o ...or pipe, referring to the shape of a Hussite [[firearm]]), via Middle High German ''pischulle'' and Middle French ''pistole''.

... but that separate on firing while in flight or in the barrel (such as the German Geco "Action Safety" 9 mm round)

...al AWM#German Army|G22]] (UK - Bolt Action Rifle - .300 Winchester Magnum: German Service Weapon) *[[Beretta|Beretta Revolvers]]

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...xt decade would see a similar pace, including the adoption of several more revolvers and an intensive search for a self-loading pistol that would culminate in o ...with the .38 Long Colt led to the army shipping new single action .45 Colt revolvers to the Philippines in 1902. It also prompted the then-Chief of Ordnance, Ge

...arbine was never designed to be an assault rifle, in league with the later German [[Sturmgewehr 44|StG44]] and Russian [[AK-47]], and the .30 Carbine gives u ...''Selbstladekarabiner 455(a)'''. The "(a)" came from the country name in [[German]]; in this case, ''Amerika''.

...re bullets at Turks. While ahead of its time, foreshadowing the designs of revolvers, it was not adopted or produced. ... pistols did away with needing multiple hammers but used multiple barrels. Revolvers further reduced this to only needing a pre-prepared magazine using the same

... a [[revolver]] holding five or six rounds in the cylinder. Unlike normal revolvers, the cylinder of a revolving riot gun is too massive to be turned easily by ...www.rheinmetall-defence.com/index.php?fid=2300&lang=2&pdb=1 This link] (in German) describes a pistol-like weapon which can scatter 24 small pieces of CN gas

The first successful design for a semi-automatic rifle is attributed to German-born gunsmith [[Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher]], who unveiled the design ...I, the M1 Garand gave American infantrymen an overall advantage over their German opponents, many of whom still used the [[Mauser 98]] [[bolt action]] rifle.

...ugh semi-automatic pistols are potentially more prone to malfunctions than revolvers due to their more complex design and mechanism. ...elative to the gun barrel. In contrast, although [[Trigger|double-action]] revolvers can also be fired semi-automatically, their rounds are not fired from a sin

* Two big bore [[S&W]] top break [[double action]] [[revolvers]] ([[.44-40]] or [[.44 Russian]], but get both in the same [[caliber]].) ...ten for under $125 if sporterized. Most [[Iver Johnson]] .38 S&W top break revolvers are also still a relative bargain at $120 to $250 each.

|origin= [[German Empire]] ...lum''' is a pistol [[cartridge]] introduced in 1902 by the [[German Empire|German]] weapons manufacturer [[Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken]] (DWM) for

...vest pocket]]" pistols. A line of [[revolvers]] produced by the [[Germany|German]] firm ''Decker'' were chambered for this cartridge [http://www.littlegun.b

* [[Germany]] (German Border Guard, some Police forces and German Army paratroopers (1950s-1960s) ...nds are comparable to the [[.32-20 Winchester]] round used in carbines and revolvers. .30 Carbine sporting ammunition is factory recommemded for hunting and con

...e Austrian 1780 model was named ''Windbüchse'' (literally "wind rifle" in German). The gun was developed in 1778 or 1779 <ref>Arne Hoff, ''Airguns and Other [[Image:F Kennzeichen.jpg|thumb|right|German F-in-pentagon-mark]]