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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

|cartridge= [[7.92x57mm Mauser]] ...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

... to manufacture 150,000 [[Mauser#Models 89/90/91 and Experimental Model 92|Mauser Model 89]] [[rifle]]s ordered by the Belgian Government. One of Fabrique Nationale's weapons, a [[FN Model 1910|Model 1910]] [[semi-automatic pistol]] in 7.65 x 17 mm ([[.32 ACP]]) (serial number 19074) was used to as

...ion in order to retain the C&R designation, so for example, an unaltered [[Mauser]] [[Kar98k]] rifle used by the German Army in World War II would be conside ...e Internet, or in person. (This is especially important for collectors of pistols and revolvers since they may not otherwise be acquired outside a collector'

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.

...eckler]], [[Theodor Koch]], and Alex Seidel in 1949 from the remnants of [[Mauser]], and the company was registered in 1950. In the beginning, the company pr ...Homeland Security (DHS) , worth a potential $26.2 million for up to 65,000 pistols. This contract ranks as the single largest handgun procurement contract i

|designer= [[Mauser]], [[CETME]], [[Heckler & Koch]] ...n be traced back to the end of World War II when engineers at the German [[Mauser]] factory designed the [[7.92x33mm Kurz|7.92 mm]] [[StG45]] [[assault rifle

*[[6.5 Grendel|Alexander Arms 6.5 Grendel]] (US - Semi-Automatic Rifle, 6.5 mm Grendel) *[[Alfa Model 44]] (Spain - MMG - 7.92 x 57 mm Mauser)

...gle locked, [[Recoil operation#Short recoil operation|recoil operated]], [[semi-automatic pistol]]. The design was patented by [[Georg Luger|Georg J. Luger]] in 1898 ...jointed arm to lock, as opposed to the slide actions of almost every other semi-automatic pistol. After a round is fired, the barrel and toggle assembly (both locke

|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.

|cartridge= [[7.92x57mm Mauser]] ...ervice with [[Nazi Germany]] in 1942, during World War II. The [[7.92x57mm Mauser|7.92 mm]] [[rifle]] [[caliber]] weapon was developed from, and was intended

...bout full auto or burst-capable pistols. For semi-automatic pistols, see [[Semi-automatic pistol]].'' ...hat of a full-sized machine gun, while a machine pistol is built up from a semi-automatic pistol design.

[[Image:Mauser logo.gif|right|Mauser Logo (Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH)]]'''Mauser''' is the common name of a [[Germany|German]] arms manufacturer, maker of a ...r a time before being merged into ''Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh''. The Mauser name has also sometimes been licensed by other companies.

|name= Mauser C96 |image= Mauser C96 M1916 Red 9 7.JPG

...ever-action|lever]], hinge or [[break action]], [[pump-action|pump]], or [[semi-automatic]]. ...e handgun categories include approximately half of the [[revolvers]] and [[pistols]] owned in [[Canada]]. There are specific provisions listed in [[section 1

A '''personal defense weapon''' (often abbreviated '''PDW''') is a compact semi-automatic or fully-automatic [[firearm]] similar in most respects to a [[submachine g ...d too limited in effectiveness for the role. In the First World War, the [[Mauser C96]] and artillery versions of the [[Luger pistol]] were issued with attac

...ll used in some weapons today with one example being the [[Glock]] line of pistols (which fire standard bullets). Unfortunately, many early attempts resulted ...le]] models (the latter pictured above). The American M1903 closely copied Mauser's original design.

[[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]]]]